ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161553
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| Date: | Thursday 7 October 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 35 |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VP182 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 1 mile north of Heligoland -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sylt, Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VP182: Took off for a Night Training flight /Bombing exercise. 07/10/1948
Flew into the North Sea during a night bombing exercise, one mile north of Heligoland, Germany at approximate co-ordinates 54°10′57″N 7°53′07″E.
(From 1945 to 1952 the - at the time - uninhabited Heligoland islands were used as a bombing range)
Crew:
F/O (55491) Martin Alfred BLAMEY (pilot) RAF- Killed
Nav.III (1869865) John William ANDREWS (nav.) RAF - Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. http://www.mossie.org/production/results.php?returnsperpage=25&series=VP
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heligoland#Explosion
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2013 01:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-Oct-2013 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Oct-2013 01:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Oct-2013 16:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2015 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2017 10:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2019 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2019 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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