ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164432
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS633 |
| MSN: | DM-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vilnesfjord, 70 miles west of Solund, in the county of Sogn og Fjordan -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RS633/V: Took off at 13:45 hrs for Anti-shipping patrol over Vedheim and Askvoll. 25/03/1945
Missing presumed shot down by two Fw190s (JG5) Vilnesfjord, 70 miles west of Solund.
Crew:
F/Lt (49791) Argus McLEOD DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
W/O (1557881) Francis Norman WHEELEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1944 | HP907 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | Pordic. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2014 20:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Jun-2015 06:53 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 28-Nov-2015 19:13 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 06-May-2019 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2022 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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