ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177487
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA446 |
| MSN: | RS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Fritzlar, Schwalm-Eder district, Northern Hessen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Swannington |
Mosquito TA446/Q: Took off at 20:10 hrs for Hight Level Intruder patrol over enemy territory. 16/01/1945
The crew shot down a JU-188. During this combat the Mosquito sustained some form of damage from the wreckage of the JU-188. The action took place over the small German town of Fritzlar.
Mosquito TA446 made it back to base. Landing at 00:55 hrs.17/01/1945
Crew:-
F/Lt (137207) Archibald MacKINNON DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1315292 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 February, 1943)
F/O (155561) George WADDELL (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1365609 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 September, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3. ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1944 | MM639 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. |  |
w/o |
| 21 December 1944 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hartford Bridge, Hampshire, England | |
non |
| 2 January 1945 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 17 January 1945 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Shipdham /AAF Sta.115, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2015 09:29 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 12-Sep-2015 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 17:52 | Rata | Updated [Cn] |
| 12-Oct-2021 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2021 18:44 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2022 11:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jul-2022 12:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2024 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2024 08:12 | Rob Davisr | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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