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Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | ???? |
MSN: | DM-J |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Banff |
Narrative:Mosquito ??? DM-J: Took off at 11:30hrs for attack a motor vessel at Floro Quay. 04/11/1944
Kriegsmarine resisted strong barrage flak. W/Cdr Sise who was leading the strike had one of his engines set on fire by flak. He managed to complete his attack before nursing his crippled aircraft back to RAF Banff on one engine.
Crew:
W/Cdr (NZ3994I) Gage Darwent SISE DSO DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/Lt (50220) Raymond George PRICE DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
14 July 1944 |
LR330 |
248 Sqn RAF |
0 |
near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England |
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w/o |
Revision history:
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28-Nov-2015 10:44 |
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22-Apr-2016 07:01 |
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Updated [Source, Narrative] |
01-Sep-2018 17:15 |
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Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
15-Jul-2022 09:52 |
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Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
11-May-2023 20:50 |
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Updated [[Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |