Mosquito P.R. IV DZ592 - The Kattegat Updated: 17 JAN 2023
Airman | Surname | Init | Rank | Service | Sqdn | P_link | Plane | Operation | Crash_site | Crash_d | Buried_d | C_link | At_Next |
e777863.htm | Jones | WMO | F/Lt | RAF | 540 | p476.htm | MOS DZ592 | Anti ship | The Kattegat | d090445 | e777 | e777.htm | NO KNOWN |
e777864.htm | Newell | A J | F/O | RAF | 540 | p476.htm | MOS DZ592 | Anti ship | The Kattegat | d090445 | e777 | e777.htm | NO KNOWN |
"9. april 1945 (kl. 17.30).
Kattegat NØ for
Skagen. Mosquito P.R. IV,
DZ592 ( - ). RAF Film Unit, 540 Squadron, Banff, Banffs.
Kl. 14.30-14.40 startede 38 Mosquitoes fra
RAF
Bannf, og kl. 15.00 skulle enheden møde 23 Mustangs over
RAF Peterhead, men det lykkedes kun 6
Mustangs fra On 9 April 1945 MOS DZ592 crashed into the Kattegat, maybe about here. (Danish) Aviation Historical Review writes:
"9 April 1945 (17:30). The
Kattegat NE of
Skagen. Mosquito P.R. IV,
DZ592 ( - ). RAF Film Unit, 540 Squadron, Banff, Banffs.
At 14:30-14:40 38 Mosquitoes took off from
RAF
Bannf
and at 15:00 they were to join 23 Mustangs over
RAF Peterhead,
but only 6
Mustangs
from This
Mosquito
took off from RAF
Bannf.
See also No. 540
Squadron RAF *
Secret
Scotland - RAF Banff *
RAF Coastal Command.
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