ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152937
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Longe, Huntingdonshire |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito KB437: Took off at 20:14 hrs for mission to Nurnberg. 05/12/1944
Port Engine cut forcelanded in B.58 Melsbroek at 21:50 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (40834) Basil Silva JONES DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok (Commission Gazetted : Friday 24 June, 1938)
W/O (1385496) John Cranmer PICKFORD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:187768 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 December, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 142 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2013 02:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Sep-2013 12:41 | adpick1254 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 25-Jul-2014 13:15 | Oezil | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 21:25 | Xindel X | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 03-Sep-2015 22:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:09 | Next | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2019 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2021 23:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 22:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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