ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165387
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| Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS885 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea west of Aalborg. -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS885: Missing. 12/05/1944
W/Cdr Braham flew an unoffical sortie to the Skagerrat in a 305 Sqdn Mossie and destroyed a FW 190.
During the engagement his fuel tanks were holed and while chasing the Fw 190 his port propeller touched the ground and on the way home crossing over Lemvig the aircraft was again hit by flak. Over the North Sea 70 miles from Cromer ran out of fuel and ditched near a convoy three trawlers and was picked up at 14:15 hrs.
Crew:
W/Cdr (40667) John Robert Daniel BRAHAM DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (115.577) William James GREGORY DFC bar DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 08:58 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 13:25 | K.Kraus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 14:18 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Phase] |
| 01-Oct-2014 18:00 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 17:56 | INV | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2019 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 22:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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