U502 IXC. 2. Flotilla. Patrol 5.
FINAL PATROL. (All times given as ZT - ZONE TIME).
BF61 27.nov.42 0213
Underway from Lorient til EC18 (Carribean Sea).
BF73 30.nov.42 2352 (110 miles north of Spain's NW corner).
Radar signals detected.
A L A R M !
Crash dive for aircraft.
BF74 2.dec.42 2228 (150 miles NW of Spain's NW corner).
Radar signals detected.
A L A R M !
Crash dive for aircraft.
Both diesels destroyed.
Flooding checked.
Hull Integrity 36%.
U502 managed to surface, send a final status report, and scuttle.
Credit for the sinking goes to the RAF pilot involved.
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