ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73965
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR120 |
| MSN: | DM-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito HR120/G: Took off at 12:00 hrs for Anti-shipping patrol off the Norwegian coast. 05/12/1944
During attack on convoy in Nordgulenfjord were hit by anti-aircraft fire and their starboard engine set ablaze. Despite the Mosquito being on fire, the crew pressed home their attack and to make an attack on a large, heavily armed ocean going tug. During attack he was damaged again intense accurate flak of one of the two ocean tugs and crashes into the North Sea.
Crew:
F/Lt (129.254) Leslie Norman COLLINS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (153.223) Robert Henry HURN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2010 01:09 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 12:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2015 18:31 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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