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. |