ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164265
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS523 |
| MSN: | LA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Leirvik, Vestland -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RS523/A: Took off at 08:40 hrs for anti-shipping patrol over Norway coast15/01/1945
Made attack on ships off Leirvik. Mosquito RS523/A was damaged by flak, with one engine out of action. This aircraft was escorted by F/143 and V/143 (Lt. Alexandre and Sgt. McCullin). When the German fighters intercepted, V/143 and F/143 engaged three Fw 190s in an attempt to drive them away from the damaged Mosquito. V/143 was last seen by F/143 (which flew into a snow shower and lost it visually) braking hard to starboard. Crew aircraft RS523/A eventually had baled out.
Crew:
F/Sgt (810195) Frank CHEW (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1345942) Stephen Webb COUTTIE (nav.) RAFVR - survived and POW
He was picked up from the sea by the Germans and became POW the rest of the war.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1944 | HR140 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | Bay of Biscay near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. |  |
w/o |
| 13 November 1944 | RS523 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |  |
min |
| 4 May 1945 | RS623 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | Varberg /Getterön airfield. |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 18:51 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2014 08:12 | Unitex | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 05:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 12:46 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2022 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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