ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70916
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| Date: | Saturday 26 September 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK325 |
| MSN: | GB-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Oslofjord. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
Mosquito DK325/S: Take off at 14:13hrs for a mission to Oslo. 26/09/1942
Despite their low altitude, the Mosquitos were intercepted by two Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters of 3./JG 5 flying from Stavanger, causing Gordon Carter’s Mosquito to make a forced landing in Oslofjord.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1283561) Gordon Kenneth CARTER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1344278) William Shirley YOUNG (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1942 | DK299 | 105 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - south of Rejsby å (River), Jutland |  |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DK325 was a B Mk IV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 04:52 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:05 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2013 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 09:45 | Digger | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2014 12:16 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
| 31-Oct-2014 12:34 | Investig | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Apr-2016 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2019 13:32 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2019 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2021 21:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 14:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 02-Sep-2021 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2021 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2021 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 20:50 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Source, Photo] |
| 13-Feb-2022 21:01 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Feb-2022 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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