ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71158
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| Date: | Friday 26 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ481 |
| MSN: | XD-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 100 km north-east of Rennes. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ481/L: Took off at 16:50 hrs for mission to naval store depot Rennes, Normandy. 26/02/1943
Missing. A reason for the loss could have been combat with II.SKG 10. and German AA fire around Cherbourg. On the way home, the TDC Lt Moe and his obs. 2/Lt Smedsaas Ottar, both of RNoAF were last seen 60 miles of the surface of their target, they were killed when their Mosquito DZ481was crashing.
Crew:
Ltn. (N.1770) Tycho Didrik Castberg MOE (pilot) RNoAF - killed
Fnr. (N.5132) Ottar SMEDSAAS (obs) RNoAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/casuality_register-norway-1941-1945.pdf
3. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ481 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2010 09:58 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Jul-2011 03:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2012 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jan-2013 01:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2014 10:26 | QQ3 | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2018 16:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2018 06:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2018 05:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2019 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2022 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 13:52 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 18:10 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
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