ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73697
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR133 |
| MSN: | KK-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Auskerry Sound off Stronsay, Orkneys. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wick, Caithness |
| RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
Mosquito HR133/H: Took off for Transit flight. 11/06/1944
Damaged by friendly fighter (British Spitfire) and ditched off Stronsay Orkneys
On a transit flight between Wick and Sumburgh the Mosquito was attacked by 2 Spitfires (118 Sqdn RAF) and shot down into Auskerry Sound, near Stronsay, Orkney. The crew were thrown clear by the impact and Lt. Engebrigtsen grabbed the injured navigator but could not keep him afloat and was forced to let him go under. Eventually the pilot was rescued by an air sea rescue launch.
Crew:
Ltn. (N.I2597) Hans Hagbart ENGEBRIGTSEN (pilot) RNoAF - injury
Ltn. (N.1179) Odd Gjestrum JONASSEN (nav.) RNoAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 333 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 April 1945 | RF590 | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF | 2 | Svarttjendalen near Skien, Nakksjø, Drangedal Telemark. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2010 11:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jun-2014 13:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-May-2019 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2020 22:44 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2020 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 21:42 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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