ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164964
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| Date: | Saturday 23 June 1945 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM567 |
| MSN: | KP-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Advanced Landing Ground B.106 Twente /Enschede, Overijssel. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.106 Twente /Enschede (NL) |
| B.105 Drope (D) |
Mosquito MM567: Took off at 10:00hrs for transit flight to B.105 Drope (D). 23/06/1945
Stalled off turn and crashed near B.106 Twente. Dived into a field at Hof Espelo close to the airfield while attempting to formate on another Mosquito at 10:07hrs.
The two RCAF crew and their RNZAF passenger died, as did two Dutch civilians on the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/24501) John Henry SKELLY (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/44685) Peter James LIM (nav.) RCAF - killed
F/Lt (NZ40722) James William GEORGE (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/02632.php
3.http://aircrewremembered.com
4.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1945 | MM567 | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord. |  |
min |
Images:
1945 B/106
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2014 09:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-May-2014 20:07 | Aircrew Remembered | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
| 22-Feb-2015 10:25 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 17-Nov-2015 08:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 07:44 | Next | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2021 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2021 10:34 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2021 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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