ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165505
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| Date: | Thursday 29 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 416th (NF) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NT249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Quinzano d'Oglio, between the provinces of Cremona and Brescia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pontedera airfield (I) |
Mosquito NT249: Took off at 02:17 hrs for mission over Ghedi Villafranca di Veroni. 29/03/1945
Course: Direct route from base (Pontedera) to Ghedi - Villafranca di Verona airfield. Target or intended destination: Ghedi - Villafranca di Verona airfield. Missing. Airplane crashed in vicinity of Quinzano d’Oglio on the border between the provinces of Cremona and Brescia.
Crew:
1st/Lt (O.742665) Eldon Wilbur BLAKE (pilot) USAAF - killed
2nd/Lt (O.1998900) Max William GALOWICH (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/246138
3.http://www.aereiperduti.net/approfondimenti/quinzano.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2014 15:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Aug-2014 08:01 | wilbur | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 07:52 | Digger | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Apr-2015 18:25 | JEPA | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 22-Sep-2015 13:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Feb-2019 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2021 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2021 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2021 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2022 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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