ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179184
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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF581 |
| MSN: | DM-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RF581 (DM-Y): Took off at 13:35 hrs for Anti shipping patrol in Alesund Harbour, Norway. 07/12/1944
Crewed by F/Lt McLeod DFC and W/O Wheely also experienced engine trouble. This aircraft was escorted back to base by the 248 Sqn Mosquito (DM-F) crewed by W/O G.A. Macaskill DFC and W/O W.J. Jeffers, one of the ASR Warwicks and two Mustangs. Both Mosquitoes landed at RAF Fraseburgh at 15:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (49791) Argus McLEOD DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
W/O (1557881) Francis Norman WHEELEY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1944 | HR138 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England | |
min |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 25 January 1945 | RF581 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | 2 miles south-west of RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
min |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2015 12:02 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 27-Sep-2015 18:38 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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