ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49062
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| Date: | Friday 2 March 1945 |
| Time: | c. 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV |
| Owner/operator: | 41 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RN123 |
| MSN: | EB- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hemer, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.80 Volkel, the Netherlands |
Takeoff at 09:05 hrs for a patrol, accompanied by Flt Lt Peter Cowell in Spitfire RM696.
At a point in the patrol the two pilots dived to investigate some unidentified aircraft and became separated.
After climbing again Flt Lt Cowell was unable to sight his wingman, but did have brief radio contact. Cowell returned to base alone and landed at 10:55.
Flying Officer Clifford Mottershead failed to return, and was the last 41 Squadron pilot to die in action in the War.
He was probably shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter.
F/O. C.H. Mottershead was initially laid to rest at Margraten cemetery in Limburg, the Netherlands. He now rests at Maastricht.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5336&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
'Blood, Sweat and Valour 41 Squadron RAF 1942-1945' by Steve Brew
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 27-Dec-2011 03:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Feb-2020 20:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2020 21:36 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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