ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73799
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| Date: | Sunday 31 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP922 |
| MSN: | DM-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HP922/U: Took off for an Anti -shipping strike in Flekkefjord Norway. 31/12/1944
Was lost returning to base after sustaining Flak AA damage to one engine. Ditched over North Sea.
An attack on shipping in Flekkefjord left two German vessels badly damaged and two sunk. The merchant vessels sunk were the PALERMO of 1461 tons, the ACHIlLLES of 998 tons with one of the damaged ships being the WALLY FAULBAUM of 1675 tons. 143, 235 and 248 Sqns returned to RAF Banff with an aircraft missing from 248 Sqn. This was Mosquito "U" which was ‘seen to be hit’ by flak. Whilst attempting to return to base on one engine it was forced to ditch after apparent failure of the live engine. The aircraft broke up after hitting the water, the pilot was seen to evacuate the plane and get into the aircraft’s dinghy, but despite an intensive air sea search of the area, was not found.
Crew:
F/Lt (66022) John Frederick LOWN (pilot) RAFVR - killed /was never found
F/O (146.297) Cyril John DAYNTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed / went down with the aircraft.
Sources:
1.http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RAFVR_officers_L01.html
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF nic
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 06:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Nov-2012 15:07 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2014 13:51 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 16:18 | Anthony COX | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2022 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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