ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73660
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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP861 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near island Bømlo -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Scotland |
Mosquito HP861/N: Took off at 13:44 hrs for a shipping reconnaissance mission off Norwegian coast. 18/12/1943
Lt.Col. Eriksrud near island Bomlo, shot down what he thought was a He 111 – actually, a Fw 58 of Seenotstaffel 10 – to claim his third victory. However, his aircraft was hit by debris and he was forced to ditch; both he and his navigator was captured. Missing.
Crew:
Fnr. (N.1582) Finn ERIKSRUD (pilot) RNoAF - bailed out /POW
Kvm. (N.5702) Erling Victor JOHANSSEN (nav.) RNoAF - bailed out /POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://forsvaretsmuseer.no/Marinemuseet/Temasider-omSjoeforsvaret/MARINENS-FLYVAAPEN-1912-1944.
3.DE-HAVILLAND-DH.98-MOSQUITO-MK.II-FB.MK.VI-T.III-1943-44]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2010 13:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:49 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:30 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2019 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2023 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 10-Oct-2023 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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