ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165722
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| Date: | Friday 30 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF606 |
| MSN: | LA-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | wood west of Borgass, near Skenseiv (Skien is near Lake Norsjo). -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RF606/T: Took off at 13:20 hrs for anti-shipping strike in Portsgrunn, Norway. 30/03/1945
Shot down by flak Skenseiv, crashed after hitting hightension wires. The aircraft struck high-tension cables whilst diving on the target. Hit the ground and exploded in fire at into a wood west of Borgass.
The pilot, F/Lt Knowles, had the presence of mind and concern for those following him into the attack to warn on VHF the existence of the high tension line on shore from the harbour before hitting the ground - probably saving lives.
Crew:
F/Lt (102.061) William KNOWLES DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1451698) Lawrence THOMAS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 16:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Apr-2014 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 05:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 19:21 | QQ3 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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