ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73920
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR114 |
| MSN: | LA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea in Eids Fiord on the Norwegian coast. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR114/R: Took off at12:21 hrs for to attack shipping in the Eids Fiord on the Norw. coast. 13/12/1944
W/Cdr Atkinson led in the attack of a strike force of 16 Mosquitos, and his aircraft was seen to be hit by flak in the starboard wing while over the target. As he pulled away from the attack, the starboard wing broke off, the aircraft rolled over and it crashed into the sea.
Crew:
W/Cdr (70030) Richard Ashley ATKINSON DSO DFC & Bar (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (152.680) Valentine Charles UPTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1944 | HR161 | 235 Sqn RAF | 2 | St. Hilaire-de-Talmont village adjoining Talmont. |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1945 | ???? | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2010 23:31 | Anon. | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2012 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Aug-2014 16:38 | Komes123 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2014 18:03 | Komes123 | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 04:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 11:24 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2022 09:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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