Nummer: 19414
| Area : | Western Area |
| Sea area : | Central Atlantic |
| Date of attack : | 14.04.1945 |
| Nationality of U-boat : | German |
| U-boat : | U 879 ? |
| Commander : | Manchen |
| Grid : | -- ---- |
| presumed target type : | --- |
| presumed tonnage : | ---- --- |
| presumed result : | hit not ascertained |
| Used weapon(s) : | Torpedo(es) |
| Date of observation : | 14.04.1945 |
| Time of observation : | 15:50 |
| Nationality of target : | Belgian |
| Actual type of target : | Steam Freighter |
| Name of target : | Belgian Airman |
| Year of launch : | 1942 |
| Actual tonnage : | 6959 BRT |
| Actual result : | sunk |
| Position of target : | 36.09n 74.05w |
| Footnote : | U-879 was sunk on Apr.30th in position 36°34'N 74°00'W. Two attacks had been undertaken before ["Belgian Airman" and "Katy"] in naval grid CA 84, the operational area of U-879. |
Steam Freighter Belgian Airman ex British Empire Ballantyne (bis 1942)
| Beitrag im ASS-Forum : Link | |
Attack on BELGIAN AIRMAN |
| updated on: | 11.01.2015 |
| Remark: | U879, ANM |
| Changes: | 1) Rohwer, 10.10.95: U879 austauschen 2) U879 + 30.4.45 (Niestlé 1990) 3) U857 vermisst April 1945 (NHB 1994) 4) U548 + 19.4.45 in 42.19n 61.45w (Niestlé 1990) 5) Weis 10.1.2015: U879 wieder eingesetzt |