ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165404
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 00:07 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS945 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dover, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito NS945: Took off at 23:35 hrs for Night Flower mission over Venlo area. 10/05/1944
Crashed near Dover returning early from mission to Venlo at 00:07 hrs was to hit by Flak and the machine of erscheidenen sources northwest of Walcheren in the North Sea would be dumped. The crew succeeded, however, in order to reach Dover and crash-landing to be executed. 11/05/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (61947) Trevor McAlpine Laurance WOODS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (157.755) Kenneth Henry RAY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 13:40 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 13:08 | K.Kraus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Apr-2019 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 21:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jan-2022 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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