ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165648
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NT444 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito NT444: Took off at 01:00hrs for a night interception mission over North Sea. 04/03/1945
The German Night Fighter Hauptmann Johannes Krause of I./NJG 4 claimed a Mosquito NT444 shot down from close range by his gunner Specht with the rearward MG151. Hptm. Hans Krause took part in Operation Gisela and gunner Specht was wounded during the Mossie attack
Crew:
F/O (J/85887) Ralph William DONOVAN (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (178705) Victor Martin GRANT DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 406 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Apr-2014 08:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-May-2015 19:05 | King T. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2019 20:44 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-May-2022 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2023 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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