ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191017
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RV304 |
| MSN: | GB-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bourn |
Mosquito RV304/J: Took off at 18:02 for a Bombing mission to Nurnberg. 28/02/1945
Crew dropped the bombs Gee in the area of Essen. Return early with to engine trouble. Landing at 20:28 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (118.557) Ernest Leonard David DRAKE DFC (pilot) RAFVR – Ok
F/O (177.976) Donald Chisholm BOA DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR 14/3460
4.Global Losses Database
5.Henk Welting Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 August 1942 | DK308 | 105 Sqn RAF | 1 | north of Langeoog Island, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
| 30 October 1942 | DK316 | 105 Sqn RAF | 2 | Californiëstraat Den Helder, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 30 January 1943 | DZ367 | 105 Sqn RAF | 2 | Altengrabow, Möckern, Sachsen-Anhalt. | |
w/o |
| 5 February 1944 | DZ548 | 105 Sqn RAF | 2 | Colne Field Farm, near St.Ives, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2016 16:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2018 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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