ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165886
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 March 1945 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ197 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground A.78 Florennes, Namur. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre (Fr.) |
| A.78 Florennes (Belg.) |
Mosquito PZ197: Took off at 21:30 for Night bombed mission. 13/03/1945
Returned early with one engine u/s. Lost power on landing and undercarriage raised to stop Florennes at 23:40 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (138.454) John Alec POTTER DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (185.123) Wilfred John JORDAN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 17:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Oct-2014 14:45 | INV | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2014 08:34 | H.Shaft | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2014 09:01 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 15-Oct-2015 17:14 | Lotos | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2015 19:02 | INV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:34 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 21:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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