ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177663
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| Date: | Saturday 10 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA427 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mediterranean Sea, 75 miles north-west of Corsica -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rosignano airfield, Tuscany |
Mosquito TA427: Took off for Night patrol. 09-10/03/1945
They had been scrambled for a second time in one night to intercept a hostile aircraft flying low in the vicinity of Cap Corse, the northern tip of Corsica. Big four-engined Junkers Ju 290 No. 0176 D-AITQ ""Preussen"" flying from Barcelona to Stuttgart was intercepted at a height of 1100 ft. by a allied nightfighter.
Mosquito TA427 due to evasive manouvres by the airliner crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. 10/03/1945
F/O Walker’s body was found by HMS Matchless (a Destroyer) and was subsequently buried at sea.
Crew:
F/O (179.354) Kenneth DUTTON (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
F/O (179.365) John Denis WALKER (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.255.org.uk/afterVEday.html
3.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2015 08:09 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 23-Sep-2015 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 02-Apr-2016 06:49 | Comet123 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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