ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164407
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| Date: | Friday 4 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS623 |
| MSN: | LA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Varberg /Getterön airfield. -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
| Varberg /Getterön airfield (ESGV) |
Mosquito RS623/A: Took off for anti shipping patrol over Kattegat. 04/05/1945
Banff strike wings final attack on shipping in the Kiel and Kattegat areas, finishing over Denmark. The squadrons involved were 143,235, 248,333 and 404, led by Wing Commander pierce, consisting of forty one Mosquito’s, eighteen Mustangs for fighter cover and three Air Sea Rescue Warwick’s on hand to drop lifeboats to any ditched crews. A convoy was spotted consisting of an N—class Minesweeper, Three Merchant Vessels, one ex Dutch gunboat and two smaller enemy vessels. The German Merchant Vessel WOLFGANG L.M. RUSS of 3750 tons was sunk and another German Merchant Vessel damaged the GUNTHER RUSS of 998 tons. The Danish Merchant Vessel ANGAMOS of 3540 tons was also damaged. The flak barrage was intense which resulted in four Mustangs failing to return. Two Mosquito’s suffered battle damage and landed in neutral territory. During the attack on the shipping near Samso Island all the vessels were ‘seen to be hit’ by either by rocket projectiles and/or 20mm cannon fire. One Mosquito landed back at Banff with the German ensign and part of the mast off a ship, embedded in the nose of the aircraft, after colliding with it at low level, while pulling up over the ship. Later reports state that all ships were left either smoking or on fire.
Mosquito RS623: Engine cut during shipping attack in Kattegat forcelanded in Sweden. 04/05/1945
Crew:
F/O (161.731) William MOFFATT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - OK
F/Lt (151.024) Colin HARDY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.forcedlandingcollection.se/RAF/RAF112-RS623.html
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 August 1944 | HR140 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | Bay of Biscay near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. |  |
w/o |
| 13 November 1944 | RS523 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |  |
min |
| 15 January 1945 | RS523 | 235 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea off Leirvik, Vestland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2014 10:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 21:58 | Erectus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 04:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 28-Nov-2015 20:54 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn] |
| 28-Nov-2015 20:55 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 28-Nov-2015 20:55 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn] |
| 28-Feb-2019 16:35 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 20-May-2019 20:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2020 13:47 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 31-Jan-2020 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2020 19:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Jan-2022 22:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2022 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2022 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 11:49 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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