The Mosquito was shot down at 13.20 by Ofw. Theo Stebner from 10./JG5 He took off from Lade airfield and attacked the Mosquito twice. First over the fjord, second time over Skatval.The aircraft crashed and burned on a field. There is probably nothing left at the site today.

Flyet gikk fullstendig i oppløsning etter det andre angrepet og Sinclair hoppet ut i fallskjerm fra lav høyde. Han havnet etter hvert i Stalag Luft III. Der ble han med i the "Greate Escape", men ble tatt. Han overlevde krigen, men endte sitt liv i Australia, like etter at begge sønnene hans med kort mellomrom hadde tatt sitt eget liv.

kilde: Hans Olav Løkken

Skatval. Nord Trøndelag 15.November 2003

The Mosquito was on a PRU mission when it was shot down at Skatval. Flight Lieutenant Norman Denys Sinclair, parachuted and became POW. The navigator: Flying Offiser Wilfred Nelson(31) from Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire, went down with the aircraft. He is buried at Stavne Cemetery in Trondheim.

Mosquito Oppauran Skatval

540 Squadron RAF W4054 28.3 1943