ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17420
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 22:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB397 |
| MSN: | 4H-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hartley Park, near Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Longe, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Gransden Longe |
Mosquito KB397/P: Took off at 17:02 hrs for a raid to Berlin. 05/01/1945
During return ran out fuel at 22:25 hrs. Engine cut while in circuit, aircraft lost height and hit tree at Hatley Park Beds near Gamlingay, 14 miles WSW Cambridge.
Crew:
F/Lt (82543) Bohuslav EICHLER (čs.pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1569774) George LOGIE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.kommando-welter.de/?p=376
3.ORB 142 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2008 01:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Dec-2008 21:24 | angels one five | Updated |
| 16-Feb-2010 12:30 | NePa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2011 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2012 04:23 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 14:56 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 06:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2016 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 06-Sep-2018 11:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2020 10:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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