ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15764
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK296 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea, 44 miles off Lowestoft, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Mosquito HK296: Took off at 20:50 hrs for Night Anti Diver patrol over North Sea. 06/01/1945
Missing. Crew reported to base that they were in trouble but nothing further
Combat with Heinkel He111 (+ pendant bombs V1) The explosion killed everyone.
Crew:
W/O (1314793) Arthur Ralph BROOKING (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (185.402) Robert Bannerman FINN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Historie 68 Squadron RAF
3.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2008 04:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 19-Mar-2008 02:30 | JINX | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 05:10 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:26 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2012 02:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2013 07:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 14:43 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 17:30 | K.Kraus | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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