ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73964
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR156 |
| MSN: | DM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Norwegian Sea near Utvaer islands, Troms Fylke. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR156/R: Took off for 09:45 hrs for Anti-shipping patrol off the Norwegian coast 16/12/1944
Mosquito Strike force of 143, 235 and 248 squadrons attack shipping at MALLOY and KRAAKBELLESUND. Malloy the Norwegian merchant vessel FERNDALE of 5684 tons was sunk while at Kraakbellesund the Norwegian Salvage tug the PARAT of 135 tons was also sunk.
Mosquito HR156 was hit by flak during the attack. This aircraft was seen to have the port engine smoking but managed a controlled ditching. Both crewmembers were seen to evacuate the plane and climb into the dinghy. A Warwick Air Sea Rescue aircraft dropped an airborne lifeboat, which sank. It then circled and dropped a Lindholme dinghy near the aircraft dinghy. Up to the time when escorting aircraft had to return to base due to fuel shortages the two men were seen to be sitting up in the dinghy but despite an intensive search of the area they were never found.
Crew:
F/Lt (131.030) John KENNEDY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (153.491) Francis Walter ROLLS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 March 1945 | RS626 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea of Skaggerak. | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 5 April 1945 | ???? | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Mandal, Vest-Agder. | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2010 01:09 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2014 13:55 | Pepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2015 05:37 | Rata | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Nov-2015 11:31 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2022 20:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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