ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177009
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT451 |
| MSN: | TW-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
25-Apr-1945
Thirteen Mosquito XXXs were detailed, and took-off for attacks on Grove, Hagenow and Parchim.
Mosquito NT451/T': (141 Sqdn) Took off at 16:45 hrs for mission over Munich and Ostende. 25/04/1945
Was badly hit by flak and landed at Brussels (Cat.AC). Other sorties were completed without incident.
Aircraft taking part were seven of 141 and six of 239 Sqdn.
Crew:
P/O (185.796) John Douglas FISHER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O (659174) D.A. WATKINS (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3. W/O (629814) Donald Albert WATKINS?
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 February 1944 | HJ710 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 1 March 1944 | HJ710 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 15 January 1945 | HR294 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2015 17:22 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 20-Aug-2015 07:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2018 14:38 | ehren69 | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Aug-2018 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 09:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2018 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 15:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2021 22:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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