ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164248
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 1945 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS501 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trollhättan -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RS501/Z: Took off at 13:02 hrs for Anti shipping strike to Kattegat. 04/05/1945 Hit by flak attacking ship in Kattegat and forcelanded in Trollhättan, Sweden at 16:29hrs. Crew safe and returned to UK, plane repaired and remained in Swedish Service until 1946.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1802216) Geoffrey Walter SHEWRY (pilot) RAFVR - Ok /Interned
F/Sgt (1516166) John Eric HORNBY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok /Interned
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/sorties.html
3.ORB 143 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 10:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 21:40 | Taylor | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Source] |
| 01-Sep-2015 14:55 | INV | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2018 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jan-2024 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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