ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73798
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP967 |
| MSN: | LA-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The bog at Stavøya, Sogn og Fjordane. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HP967/L: Took off at 11:30 hrs on a anti-shipping strike over Norway coast. 04/11/944
Together with Mosquitos from 248 Sqn they were attacking a convoy near island Kinn at 13:30 hrs.
They were hit by flak during the attack and crashed in the bog at Stavøya a few miles east of Kinn on the island of Storoya.
Crew:
F/O (NZ412734) Harold Llewellyn POWELL (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (Aus.419538) Norman Louis REDFORD (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 06:42 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Dec-2011 09:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 11:52 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 17:29 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 04:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 09:43 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jul-2022 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2022 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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