ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164397
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS576 |
| MSN: | LA-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea in Dalsfjord. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RS576/W: Took off at 15:20 hrs for anti-shipping strike. 23/03/1945
Shot down by flak. Dived into sea after attack on shipping in Dalsfjord. S/Ldr Reid in "W" was first to attack, suffered a direct hit and the Mosquito dived into the sea 50 yards ahead and beyond the merchant vessel.
The aircraft did not burn, but disintegrated on impact leaving a cloud of steam and smoke.
Crew:
S/Ldr (80836) Robert REID (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (157.949) Alexander Douglas TURNER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://bbm.org.uk/Reid.htm
3.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 May 1945 | RS568 | 235 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Varberg /Getterön airfield. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2014 07:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Nov-2014 17:36 | Slizack | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2015 09:56 | Paco | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Sep-2015 05:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 31-Jan-2019 18:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 09:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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