ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165502
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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 416th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NT248 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near San Benedetto dei Marsi, provincia dell'Aquila in Abruzzo. -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pontedera airfield (I) |
Mosquito NT248: Crashed San Benedetto AQ, Italy 22/04/1945
Posted missing nr San Benedetto, Italy, having set out from Pontedera Airfield its base.
MACR 14064 records cause of crash as enemy anti-aircraft fire. Crew were pilot Major James Daniel Urso and Radio Obs. 1/Lt. Talmadge Ford Simpson. Major Urso was reported as Seriously Wounded in Action (SWA) and 1/Lt Simpson as Missing in Action (MIA). Both men survived the war.
Crew:
Major (O.737904) James Daniel URSO DSC (pilot) USAAF - Seriously Wounded
1/Lt. (O.1683385) Talmadge Ford SIMPSON Jr. DFC (nav.) USAAF - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=15638
3.http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/239180
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 15:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Aug-2014 21:05 | R.Depa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2014 21:21 | Newton | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 15:03 | Apen | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2015 19:04 | JEPA | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 22-Sep-2015 12:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2021 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2021 22:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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