Patrol info for U-270
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Dec 1943 | St. Nazaire | 17 Jan 1944 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Paul-Friedrich Otto |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-270
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We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 8 Dec 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 17 Jan 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-270 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Borkum (18 Dec 1943 - 3 Jan 1944)
Borkum 1 (3 Jan 1944 - 6 Jan 1944)
Ships hit by U-270 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-270 during this patrol
6 Jan 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British B-17 Fortress FA705 (206 Sqdn RAF/U, pilot F/L A. J. Pinhorn)
19.11 hours, N-NE of the Azores: the Fortress made two strafing runs without dropping bombs. After dropping four depth charges ahead of the boat during a third run, the starboard inner engine was hit by AA fire and the aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all eight crew. U-270 ran into the detonations, damaging all bow torpedo tubes, the sonar and batteries, and was forced to abort the patrol.
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