ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244294
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| Date: | Saturday 14 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR574 |
| MSN: | KU-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 miles WSW of Yedashe, Taungoo District, Bago Region, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam |
Mosquito HR574/K: Took off at 07:55 hrs for attack a petrol dump at Burma. 14/04/1945
F/Lt Scott and F/O Fisher were hit by small arms fire while strafing Japanese positions on Toungoo airfield.
Port engine damaged and pilot, severely wounded. F/Lt Scott ordered Fisher to bail out, then bailed out himself. Both reached the ground safely but Scott died soon thereafter due to loss of blood. Despite crashing one hundred miles into enemy territory, Fisher was able, through the help of locals and Force 136, to return to the Squadron three weeks later
The ORB gives -
Pilot F/Lt. Scott was last seen still in chute Barnes hanging from a tree, he had been wounded in an arm prior to bailing and was reported as dead by natives later. The surviving man was F/O Fisher.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/5832) Alward Elmer "Al" SCOTT (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (????) Eric FISHER (nav.) RAF? - Ok bailing out
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2020 10:27 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2021 22:37 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2021 22:44 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2021 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2021 22:06 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2022 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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