Approach routes to the Biscay bases

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Originally Posted by GJO

By 1943, so many boats were destined to have a short life (many being lost before completing their first patrol) that I guess you needed to be very clever or just plain suicidal if you planned to leave port at all . . .

Indeed! as with my boat u-666; attacked and lightly damaged off Ferrol by aircraft; while under command of under Oblt Ernst Wilberg; it continued the patrol and was sunk with all hands by aircraft 10 Feb 1944 in the North Atlantic west of Ireland, in position 53.56N, 17.16W, by depth charges from aircraft of the British escort carrier HMS Fencer. (Postwar assessment) Oblt Wilberg's career lasted aboard U-666 from 25/DEC/43 until 10/FEB/44...46 days.