ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142351
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| Date: | Thursday 4 November 1943 |
| Time: | 09:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk XVIII |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX902 |
| MSN: | DM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Biscay. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito HX902/O: Took off at 07:58 hrs for anti U-Boats patrol over Bay of Biscay 04/11/1943
The Tsetse Mosquitos were HX902/O (S/Ldr Rose/Sgt Cowley) and HX903/T (F/O Turner/F/O Curtis). After flying for some time along the French coast at 50 feet in order to avoid enemy radar they reached their allocated search area. Both aircraft climbed to 3,000ft. There were no sign of any U-boats; all they could see was a solitary trawler. S/Ldr Rose dived down to investigate the lone vessel. It was assumed the trawler was a lookout post for submerged U-boats. S/Ldr Rose ordered F/O Turner to orbit while he went down to attack the trawler. Rose fired off a number of shells, which hit the trawler and the boiler appeared to explode. Accurate return fire from the trawler hit Mosquito HX902 and the aircraft, trailing smoke, continued on its dive and crashed into the sea. The other Mosquito returned to base.
Crew:
S/Ldr (45276) Charles Frank ROSE DFC DFM (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (1061586) Samuel COWLEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1944 | NT225 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Gossen, Aukra |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2012 01:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Sep-2014 13:52 | Bodie R. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2014 17:32 | MiG29 | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Aug-2015 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Jan-2019 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 22:40 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jun-2022 18:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2022 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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