U-338 (Kptlt Manfred Kinzel) rescued one airmen of a Handley-Page Halifax in M.Qu. BE 6139 (approx. 48°03'N, 14°35'W, about 400 nautical miles west of Brest, France) at 0958hrs on 22 March 1943. The aircraft on convoy escort patrol had been shot down by the U-boat which then rescued the flight engineer who had miracously survived the crash, all other crewmen perished.
1943-03-22, 502 Sqn RAF, Halifax Mk.II, BB314, B
Shot down by U-338, loss 100%
Pilot P/O McCulloch, Leslie John, RAF 49842, +
Co-Pilot Sgt Shepherd, Leslie, RAFVR 1091312, +
Navigator/Bombardier P/O Henderson, John Standish, RAAF 411323, +
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Hope, Harry, RAFVR 1002934, +
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Shmigelsky, Peter, RCAF R/86417, +
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Ellam, Stanley, RAFVR 1108503, +
Flight Engineer Sgt Taylor, Harold Cameron, RAAF 5627, POW No 921
Passenger P/O Stuart, Adam Joseph, RAFVR 130332, + (Navigator from No.1 Observer AFU)