ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200154
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| Date: | Saturday 3 March 1945 |
| Time: | 21:08 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF383 |
| MSN: | 8K-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Oakington |
03- March -1944
571 Squadron (8 + 4 Mosquitoes), targets Würzburg and Berlin. Eight crews took-off to bomb Würzburg, while four others were detailed for the usual night run to Berlin. Würzburg was covered by cloud, but marking was good and on the run-in our crews were able to see a built-up area obliquely, although cloud prevented and vertical pinpointing. Many cookie bursts were seen in the areas marked. All our crews attacked successfully. Of the four sorties on Berlin, one crew was compelled to return early. The remaining three aircraft bombed the primary, although no results were observed.
Mosquito PF383: Took off at 18:27 hrs for mission over Berlin. 03/03/1945
Was compelled to return early owing to the sickness of the pilot F/O Higgins.
Bremen was bombed before he set course for base. Landing at 21:08 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ41647) John Hetrick HIGGINS (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/O (163.032) William Leslie GREEN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1944 | MM136 | 571 Sqn RAF | 1 | 2 km north-east of Landin, Kotzen, Brandenburg. |  |
w/o |
| 21 July 1944 | ML984 | 571 Sqn RAF | 1 | Elbe Estuary West of Hamburg, near Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein. | |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | ML941 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
min |
| 29 January 1945 | PF383 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. | |
min |
| 1 February 1945 | MM186 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
non |
| 1 February 1945 | MM119 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Rackheath /AAF Sta.145, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2017 15:54 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Apr-2018 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Registration] |
| 27-Oct-2021 11:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2021 12:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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