ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186597
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | 23:41 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM133 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Graveley |
Mosquito MM133: Took off at 19:01 hrs for bombing mission to Berlin. 25/03/1945
Hit by canon fire Messerschmitt Me 262. Practically the whole of his rudder was shot away, tail plane and elevators damaged and aileron control nearly severed. Despite this, the pilot brought the damaged aircraft safely back to base, and made a perfect landing. at 23:41 hrs. 25/03/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (132.322) John Alan Ross LEASK (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (????) D. TOMLINSON (nav.) RAFVR?? - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.kommando-welter.de/?p=809
3.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2016 15:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-May-2019 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2022 23:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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