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  Flight 
Sergeant Francis Graham Richardson, 24 år, var søn af William og Rosanna 
Richardson, Wrexham, Denbighshire; gift med M. E. Richardson, Wrexham, United 
Kingdom. Hans navn er på Panel 272 på the Runnymede Memorial blandt mere end 20.000 navne 
på flyvere, der ikke har en kendt grav. (Kilde:
CWGC) 
Den 5. april 1945 styrtede MOS RF617 i Kattegat omkring
her. Flyvehistorisk Tidsskrift skriver: 
"5. april 1945 (kl. 17.12). 
Kattegat SØ for
Anholt. Mosquito F.B. VI, RF617 (LA-U). 235 Squadron, 18 Coastal Group, 
    Banff Strike Wing, Banff, Banffs.  
    (Anti shipping patrol i Kattegat). 2 MIA  
    Lidt over kl. 14.00 lettede 39 Mosquitoes fra 
    Banff og efter to timers flyvning nåede styrken den jyske vestkyst. En time 
    senere opdagede de tre konvojer i farvandet  
    syd for Anholt, og under det efterfølgende angreb kolliderede RF617 med 
    skibsmasten på M902 »Hans Sachse« og fik højre vinge og hale beskadiget. 
    Flyet ramte havoverfladen ca. 100 meter fra det tyske skib, og begge 
    besætningsmedlemmer, P/O Laurence Edward Arthars (pilot) og F/Sgt Francis 
    Graham Richardson  
    (navigator) omkom." (FT 91-9-50) 
    I formationen var også MOS RS619  
    der nødlandede med 
    Raymond Harington og
Bert Winwood. Se
    
Kort - Map of Visit to Denmark. 
Se også
Mosquito fotos 
og 
Google Map 14 Mosquitoes DK. 
	2 flyvere. 
     
  Flight Sergeant Francis Graham 
Richardson, 24, was the son of William and Rosanna Richardson, of Wrexham, 
Denbighshire, and the husband of  
    M. E. Richardson, of Wrexham, United Kingdom.
 
He is commemorated on the 
	
	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 272, among more than 20,000
airmen who have no known grave. (Source:
CWGC) 
On 5 April 1945 
MOS RF617 crashed into the Kattegat about
here. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review 
writes: 
"5 April 1945 (17:12). The Kattegat SE of
Anholt. Mosquito F.B. VI, RF617 (LA-U). 235 Squadron, 18 Coastal Group, 
    Banff Strike Wing, Banff, Banffs.  
    (Anti shipping patrol in the Kattegat). 2 MIA  
    
    Shortly after 14.00 hours 39 Mosquitoes took off 
    from Banff and after a flight of two hours the formation reached the west 
    coast of Jutland. One hour later they  
    discovered
    3 convoys in the waters south of Anholt. RF617 collided with the mast of the 
    ship M902 »Hans Sachse« in the attack that followed. Its starboard wing  
    and 
    the tail were damaged.
    The plane ditched about 100 m from the German ship, and both crew members, 
    Pilot, P/O Laurence Edward Arthars and Navigator  
    F/Sgt Francis Graham 
    Richardson perished." (FT 91-9-50) 
    
    In the formation was also MOS RS619  
    which crash landed with 
    Raymond Harington and
Bert Winwood. See the Map of Visit to Denmark. 
    See also 
Mosquito Photos and 
Google Map 14 Mosquitoes DK. 
    This
    Mosquito 
    took off from RAF 
    Bannf. See also
Secret 
Scotland - RAF Banff  and
RAF Coastal Command. 
	2 airmen.  |