ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146150
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | 21:33 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM678 |
| MSN: | RS-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles northeast of Tienen, Flemish Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| A.89 Le Culot (B) |
Mosquito MM678/A: Took off at 18:07 hrs for intruder mission over Bremen and Dortmund. 06/10/1944.
Crashed in Tienen, Belgium at 21:33 hrs. Another Mosquito reported shooting down a Ju 188 4 miles southeast of Diest, virtually the same place and time as MM678 crashed. There is no loss nor claim recorded by Luftwaffe, Sadly, I'd be willing to bet that "friendly fire" is a possibility.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.401553) William Searle VALE (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Lt (112736) Alfred Edward David ASHCROFT DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:745591 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 January, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 March 1945 | NT369 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England |  |
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| 9 April 1945 | NT369 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2012 06:15 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Jun-2012 08:00 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 02:46 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Time, Phase, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2013 03:29 | Anon. | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 25-Jul-2013 13:20 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2014 17:22 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2014 16:04 | Dempsey | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:05 | Rata | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Mar-2019 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 17:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 18:41 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2021 08:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 30-Mar-2021 11:23 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2021 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 18:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 20:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 18:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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