ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121897
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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ346 |
| MSN: | DM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Gossen, Aukra -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito PZ346/Z: Took off at 11:40 hrs for to attack shipping in Alesund Harbour, Norway. 07/12/1944
On 7 December 1944 No.248 Sqdn despatched six Mark VI and four Mark XVIII aircraft for a shipping strike.
The formation overshot the Harbour and were turning over Gossen airfield to go back to make an attack, when 15 to 20 ME 109’s intercepted and attacked. Two Mosquitoes including PZ346 did not return to base from this mission, and it was assumed that they had been shot down in the ensuing combat. It was reported that one aircraft had crashed into the sea and the other one had one engine on fire.
Crew:
F/O (J/23429) Kenneth Cecil WING (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (Aus.428055) Vernon Rippon SHIELD (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z019_1.pdf
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1944 | HP973 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | The English Channel off Ouessant (Ushant), Brittany. |  |
w/o |
| 23 August 1945 | RF612 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel, 25 miles south of Plymouth, Devon, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2011 04:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 16:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 11:31 | INV | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Source] |
| 09-Feb-2019 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 11:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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