ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165725
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF625 |
| MSN: | NE-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 1mile south of Svinøy /Svinou. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RF625/R: Crashed in sea attacking ship Tejgenaen. 23/03/1945
A strike force of forty two Mosquito’s and Twelve Mustangs attack shipping found at Stadlandet, Aslesund and Dalsfjord, resulting in the sinking of1 the Norwegian Merchant Vessel. LYSAKER of 910 tons and three other Merchant Vessels damaged. These were the German ship INGA ESSBERGER of 1827 tons, another German ship ROTENFELS of 7854 tons and a Norwegian ship ROMSSDALE of 138 tons. During the action, intense accurate flak was experienced from the shore positions. After the attack, Mosquito "R" of 143 sqn was seen to be on fire and dived into the sea. P/O McCall and W/O Etchells were lost with the aircraft. Another Casualty of 143 sqn was Mosquito "W" which was successfully ditched with the starboard engine smoking. The crew, F/Lt Lowe and F/O Hannaford were taken prisoner. Mosquito "W" of 235 sqn attacked shipping in Dalsfjord, and was seen to crash into the sea immediately after— wards.
Crew:
P/O (190.406) Keith McCALL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1620614) James Ashton M. ETCHELLS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/sorties.html
3.ORB 143 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 16:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Apr-2014 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2014 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2014 10:07 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 14:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Nov-2015 18:57 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2019 18:19 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2019 18:19 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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