ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144344
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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 163 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB529 |
| MSN: | NK-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB529 T/o at 21:37 hrs for mission to Kiel. Missing. Presumed crashed in the target area, it is also assumed that S/Ldr Baker survived as no burial details have been found. 22.4.1945
Crew:
S/Ldr (51161) William George BAKER (pilot) RAF - Survived PoW - for a short period. (NCO:626613 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 March, 1943)
F/O (J/40463) Austin Arthur HAWTHORNE (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 163 Sqdn RAF
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2012 08:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Jun-2014 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 17:16 | o | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2015 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2016 20:53 | pietrzak | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 15-Jan-2016 14:38 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Destination airport] |
| 29-Oct-2019 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2022 06:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2023 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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