German submarine U-279
Patrol and loss
### Patrol and loss

The boat departed [Kiel](/wiki/Kiel "Kiel") on 4 September 1943\. She entered the Atlantic Ocean after negotiating the [gap](/wiki/GIUK_gap "GIUK gap") between [Iceland](/wiki/Iceland "Iceland") and the [Faroe Islands](/wiki/Faroe_Islands "Faroe Islands"). She was sunk exactly a month after her departure (4 October), by [depth charges](/wiki/Depth_charge "Depth charge") dropped from a US [Ventura](/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura "Lockheed Ventura") aircraft southwest of Iceland. There were men in boats and in the water, but the Ventura could not call for assistance. Its radio had been put out of commission during the attack.

Forty\-eight men died; there were no survivors.


What type of aircraft sank the boat?