ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166412
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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 1945 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF581 |
| MSN: | DM-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 2 miles south-west of RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Banff |
Mosquito RF581/Y: Took off at 12:15 hrs for anti-shipping patrol over Edfjord and Malloy. 25/01/1945
Collided with Mosquito SZ959 approximately 2 miles SW of RAF Banff at 16:00 hrs.
Strike wing effort from RAF Banff of 143, 235 and 248 sqdns attack shipping in Edfjord and Malloy sinking the German merchant vessel ILSE FRITZEN of 5099 tons and damaging the Norwegian merchant vessel BJERGFIN of 696 tons. No aircraft were lost during the strike, but back at Banff while the formation broke over the base preparatory to landing, Mosquito SZ959 ("DM-F") of 248 squadron flown by F/Lt Crimp and F/O Bird collide with Mosquito RF581 ("DM-Y") of 248 sqn (S/Ldr Gunnis and W/O Mudd) and crashed close to Roughilly Wood near the airfield. Mosquito "DM-Y" of 248 sqn landed safely after sustaining serious damage while both crew members of aircraft "DM-F" were killed in the crash.
Crew:
S/Ldr (61508) Herbert Horatio Kitchener GUNNIS DFC (pilot) RAF - OK
W/O (1390961 Albert MUDD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
https://barnsleywarmemorials.weebly.com/barnsley-grammar-school.html
ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1944 | HR138 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England | |
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| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 7 December 1944 | RF581 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 15:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Jun-2014 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2014 08:49 | Paix | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 10:29 | Oezil | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2015 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2016 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2022 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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