ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165979
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ251 |
| MSN: | DM-I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Haugesund, Rogaland. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito PZ251/I: Took off for Armed recce mission over Norway coast. 21/10/1944
During Strike attacked shippings in Haugesund. Three ships were attacked during this raid. They were Eckenheim 1,932t, Vestra 1,432t and Taube. The escort vessels VP5310 and S11 were also damaged. The Vestra was sunk and the other two damaged. During this raid a Tse-tse PZ251 was shot down by flak Haugesund.
Crew:
F/O (144.622) Robert Silvester DRISCOLL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (153.488) Tony Allen HANNANT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/page/22
ORB 248 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1944 | HX903 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | Celtic Sea near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 12:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Jul-2014 15:36 | Rata | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2015 12:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Oct-2015 05:25 | Rata | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 09:20 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 05-May-2019 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2022 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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