ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70517
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| Date: | Saturday 10 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 50 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 400 meters of ild de Keller, north of Ile d'Ouessant. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito HR117/J: Took off at 11:45 hrs for Offensive patrol. 10/06/1944
Hit by AA from R-boat and crashed in sea off Ushant.
10 June 1944 at 11:45hrs four Mosquito from 248 Sqdn were on patrol off Ushant when they came across a U-Boat U-821. Numerous diving attacks were carried out by all four aircraft. They were able to inflict enough damage to keep it on the surface, thereby allowing a Liberator from 206 Sqdn, to come along and finish it off. There were a number of survivors from the U-Boat, which were rescued by a launch
During a follow up patrol by four Mosquito 248 Sqdn came across the launch, which was apparently rescuing survivors from the sunken U-boat. As the formation flew over the launch it opened fire with a machine gun, which hit HR117/J. The Mosquito was hit in the port wing, which caught fire. Pilot headed towards the coast but was unable to maintain control and the Mosquito crashed 50 yards from the coast. There were no survivors. The three remaining Mosquitoes carried out strafing attacks on the launch inflicting some damage. Not far from the scene were two Tse-Tse and carried out several attacks. They literally blew the launch to pieces, destroying it. There was one survivor from the launch and one from the U-boat.
Crew:
F/Lt (116.717) Edmund Henry JEFFREYS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (144.193) Dudley Albert BURDEN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2009 23:18 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Apr-2010 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2010 01:35 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2012 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-May-2019 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 22:46 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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