Torshaven air patrols are insane in 39 - 41

[GoldenRivet]

Air poatrols off the northern Brit coast are insane early in the war (1939 - onward)... these boys are persistant!

returning from a fairly boring patrol, fuel reserve is low - but adequate for the return to kiel. as a result of fuel conservation measures my routhe takes me south of toshaven and north or lerwick then to the norway coast down to kiel canal... instead of way around the north end of torshaven then over to norway and then south to kiel canal

my log book reads like this
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21 may 1941

4 cargo ships sunk for a sickening total of under 17,000 tons... fuel is low but sufficient for the return voyage if we can avoide the long route around the north side of Torshaven. returning to base at this time.
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22. May 1941

10:51 hours Grid AM26 - crash dive to evade aircraft, will sail on the surface by night only until reaching the north sea.
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22. May 1941

23:30 hours - Surfaced to replinish air and batteries, within minutes an air patrol was spotted heading straight for us. crash dived to evade attack, sea bombed heavily, sustained minor damage.
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23. may 1941

0334 hours - have been running undetected on the surface for 2 hours when we were forced to crash dive to evade air patrol. sea bombed heavily - no damage.
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for an additional 9 log entries averaging 3 entries per day i was forced to crash dive due to air patrols in that area... however - there were NO air patrols encountered north of torshaven on the outbound patrol... NO air patrols encountered ANYWHERE from the irish coast westward to the rockall banks or any of the north atlantic areas.

look out up there gentlemen perhaps there are some shore mounted radar installations??