ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165497
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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT225 |
| MSN: | DM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gossen, Aukra -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito NT225/O: Took off at 11:38 hrs for to attack shipping in Alesund Harbour, Norway. 07/12/1944
On 7 December 1944 No.248 Sqdn despatched six Mark VI and four Mark XVIII aircraft for a shipping strike.
Near Gossen, they were intercepted by about twenty FW.190s.
Mosquito NT225: Missing presumed shot down by enemy fighters III./JG.5 near Gossen.
Crew:
F/O (J/23397) William Nathan COSMAN DFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (152972) Leslie Morris FREEDMAN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/315/44/dec_7_44.html
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 November 1943 | HX902 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Bay of Biscay. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 14:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 11:26 | INV | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 09-Feb-2019 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 11:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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