ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70525
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| Date: | Sunday 28 March 1943 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4054 |
| MSN: | (c/n 98005) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oppauran in Skatval, Nord-Trøndelag. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito W4054: Took off at 10:50hrs for PR mission to Tronheim. 28/03/1943
At 13:20hrs the Mosquito was shot down by the Bf 109 of Ofw Theo Stebner from 10./JG 5, who attacked W4054 twice, initially over the fjord and lastly over Skatval. W4054 crashed and burned in a field.
Sinclair abandoned the aircraft and survived as a POW at Stalag Luft III Sagan, but Nelson was killed.
Crew:
F/Lt (42897) Norman Denys SINCLAIR DFC (pilot) RAF - POW
F/O (112.719) Wilfried NELSON DFC (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2009 23:19 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Dec-2009 13:33 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2010 21:23 | NePa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 15:03 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2018 06:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2021 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2021 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2022 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
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