ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165987
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| Date: | Sunday 24 December 1944 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ385 |
| MSN: | SY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | area Vianden (Diekirch, Luxemburg) - Wittlich (Rheinland-Pfalz). -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.75 Cambrai-Epinoy (F) |
Mosquito PZ385: Took off for a Night intruder mission over Ardennes area. 24/12/1944
Missing. Flying in the Hasselt area, intercepted by the crew of Lt. Möckel of the 4./NJG 2 in Junkers Ju 88.
Crew:
W/O (1139603) Kenneth BAIRD (pilot) RAFVR - PoW
Sgt (1579415) Richard Francis WHATELY-KNIGHT (nav.) RAFVR - PoW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 613 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 September 1944 | NT134 | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF | 2 | Hemmensestraat street, Randwijk, Gelderland. |  |
w/o |
| 9 October 1944 | HR362 | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF | 2 | Hunnenweg road, Voorthuizen, 15km ENE of Amersfoort, Gelderland. | |
w/o |
| 23 December 1944 | HP930 | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Koblenz-Stadtkyll |  |
w/o |
| 25 December 1944 | LR354 | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Bourlon near Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 17:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-May-2014 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2014 12:45 | Anthony COX | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2014 08:22 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 10:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2019 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Sep-2021 15:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2021 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2021 11:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2021 23:24 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2022 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2023 17:26 | Anon. | Updated [[Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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