A dinghy was dropped but failed to open. U-571 sank with all hands52 deadat . She had not, until her loss, suffered any casualties to her crew during her entire career. The plane, EK577 (callsign "D for Dog"), was crewed partly by Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel and was based at RAF Pembroke Dock, in Wales. The crew was Lucas, Sergeant (Sgt) J. R. Brannan (RAF, a Canadian), Flight Sergeant (F/Sgt) W. J. Darcey, Sgt D. Musson (RAF), F/Sgt S. T. Burnett, Sgt D. McWalker (RAF), Flying Officer (F/O) H. D. Roberts, F/Sgt G. H. Simmonds (RAF), F/O R. H. Prentice, and F/Sgt C. D. Bremner. Wolfpacks U-571 took part in 14 wolfpacks, namely: Stosstrupp (30 October – 4 November 1941) Raubritter (4 – 17 November 1941) Störtebecker (17 – 22 November 1941) Seydlitz (27 December 1941 – 16 January 1942) Endrass (12 – 17 June 1942) Panther (10 – 20 October 1942) Veilchen (20 October – 7 November 1942) Delphin (26 December 1942 – 19 January 1943) Landsknecht (19 – 28 January 1943) Without name (27 – 30 March 1943) Adler (7 – 13 April 1943) Meise (13 – 25 April 1943) Rügen (15 – 26 January 1944) Hinein (26 – 28 January 1944) Summary of raiding history References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines U-boats commissioned in 1941 U-boats sunk in 1944 World War II submarines of Germany World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 1941 ships Ships built in Hamburg U-boats sunk by Australian aircraft U-boats sunk by depth charges Shipwrecks of Ireland Ships lost with all hands Maritime incidents in January 1944