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| Date: | Thursday 5 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF617 |
| MSN: | LA-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near the island of Anholt. -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RF617/U: Took off at 14:20hrs for Anti Shipping patrol to Kattegat SE of island of Anholt. 05/04/1945
A RAF Banff wing sortie into the Kattegat by 143, 235, 248 and 333 Sqdn, resulted in the German flak ship HELMI SOHLE of 453 tons being sunk, along with a German fishing vessel of 50 tons. During the attack on the ships near the island of Anholt, Mosquito RF617 "VV-U" of 235 Sqdn was seen to collide with the mast of a ship M902 »Hans Sachse«. The aircraft broke up and dived into the sea.
Crew:
P/O (191.775) Laurence Edward ARTHARS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1547705) Francis Graham RICHARDSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/sorties.html
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 16:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Apr-2014 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2015 04:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Dec-2015 20:08 | Gloug | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2019 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Mar-2022 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 18-Jul-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
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