U-1060 (Oblt Herbert Brammer) rescued one airman of a Fairey Firefly in M.Qu. AF 6277 (approx. 65°27'N, 11°52'E, about 10 nautical miles south-west of Brønnøysund, Norway) at 0940hrs on 27 October 1944. The U-boat was escorted by the German minesweeper M-433 when they were attacked by four Firefly aircraft of the British aircraft carrier HMS IMPLACABLE at 0930hrs. One of them was shot down but the minesweeper was badly damaged. U-1060 rescued a survivor from the crashed aircraft and then took the burning M-433 in tow, however, a strike force of 13 Barracuda and 3 Firefly arrived from the carrier at 1050hrs that sank the minesweeper and damaged the U-boat so badly that it had to be beached to prevent sinking.
1944-10-27, 1771 Sqn FAA, Firefly, Z1978, 4H
Shot down by U-1060, loss 100%
S/Lt Waters, Samuel Arthur Wentworth, RNVR, +
S/Lt Weir, Colin G., RNVR, WIA/POW