ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144514
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | 21:11 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 162 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB459 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Thorne, South Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Thorne, South Yorkshire |
Mosquito KB459/C: Took off at 16:18 hrs for bombing mission over Limberg. 23/12/1944
Target attacked at 18:22 hrs. Overshot forced landing and overturned RAF Thorne Lincs. at 21:11 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (122826) William Ernest LUCAS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1255397 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 June, 1942)
F/O (148466) John Henry BARNICOAT DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:960091 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 August, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=162
3.ORB 162 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2012 08:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2014 13:50 | Shout | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 09-Oct-2014 12:21 | Erectus | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2021 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2021 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 10:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:29 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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