Patrol info for U-219
Date lookup for 28 Sep 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Aug 1944 | Bordeaux | 11 Dec 1944 | Batavia | 111 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Walter Burghagen |
U-219's position on 28 Sep 1944
Ships hit by U-219 on this date
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Attacks on U-219 during this patrol
28 Sep 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Avenger (VC-6 USN, pilot Lt W.R. Gillespie)
The boat was attacked five times by three aircraft from the escort carrier USS Tripoli operating on ULTRA information west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and even escaped a Fido homing torpedo. At 19.40 hrs, an Avenger was shot down by AA fire, killing the crew of three men. This was the last escort carrier aircraft lost to U-boat action in the Atlantic.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.