Patrol info for U-453
Date lookup for 2 Aug 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 Jul 1943 | Pola | 14 Aug 1943 | Pola | 15 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach |
2WO Ltn. Günter Stührmann |
WO Ltn. Peter Gerlach |
U-453's position on 2 Aug 1943
Ships hit by U-453 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1943
2 Aug 1943. U-453 encountered nine US airmen in two rubber dinghies in the Mediterranean Sea about 50 miles south-west of Corfu at 0810hrs. They were from the B-24D-95-CO Liberator 42-40780 (67th BS/44th BG USAAF, pilot 1stLt Fred H. Jones) which had been forced to ditch on 1 August while returning damaged by AA fire and fighters from the Ploesti raid. The U-boat went alongside to identify them, but could not take the men aboard as it was en route to operate against the Allied invasion fleet off Sicily. However, the commander was sorry not being able to help and sent a radio message with their position. They were rescued by an Italian ASR aircraft during the afternoon.
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