ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73695
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR262 |
| MSN: | KK-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North sea off Haugesund. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR262/N: Took off at 14:20 hrs for bombing special target /minelaying off Karmaund.11/03/1945
On 11 March 1945, barely two months before the war ended, 14 Mosquitoes took off from RAF Banff. Two by two they were to attack navigational aids from Molde in the north to Karmsundet in the south. Four aircraft had Haugalandet as their target, two of which were from the Norwegian 333 Squadron. At Karmøy, the Mosquito HR262 was hit by the German AA fire. The pilot managed to make an emergency landing in Øyasundet, but died in the collision with the sea. The navigator got out, but was later found dead in the life raft on the beach at Reime i Hå.
Crew:
Ltn. (N.12) Rolf ALMTON (pilot) RNoAF - killed
Fnr. (N.1146) Per Olaus HJORTHEN (nav.) RNoAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
3.ORB 333 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2010 11:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Jun-2014 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2014 13:14 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 12:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2015 13:02 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-May-2019 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 12:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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