ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165882
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ412 |
| MSN: | NE-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea near by the mole at Gjerdsvika, Gurskøy. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito PZ412/W: Hit by flak while attacking shipping at Tejgonaes ditched 1m S of Svinou 23/03/1945
A strike force of forty two Mosquito’s and Twelve Mustangs attack shipping found at Stadlandet, Aslesund and Dalsfjord, resulting in the sinking of1 the Norwegian Merchant Vessel. LYSAKER of 910 tons and three other Merchant Vessels damaged. These were the German ship INGA ESSBERGER of 1827 tons, another German ship ROTENFELS of 7854 tons and a Norwegian ship ROMSSDALE of 138 tons. During the action, intense accurate flak was experienced from the shore positions. After the attack, Mosquito "R" of 143 Sqn was seen to be on fire and dived into the sea. Another Casualty of 143 Sqn was Mosquito "W". They were met by heavy AA-fire. W/143 made a forced landing on sea near by the mole at Gjerdsvika, due to fire in starboard engine.
Crew:
F/Lt (46774) Harold Hamer LOWE (pilot) RAF - POW
F/O (151.721) Ray HANNAFORD (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/sorties.html
3.ORB 143 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 15:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Dec-2014 17:41 | SIS07 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 01-Sep-2015 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2016 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 09:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2022 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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