ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200175
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:34 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML988 |
| MSN: | |
| 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 |
571 Squadron (5 Mosquitoes), target Ludwigshafen. Five Mosquitoes were detailed, each carrying a 4,000-lb cookie. Bomb runs on markers were made but no observation of results was carried out.
Mosquito ML988: Took off at 22:08hrs for a Bombing operation to Ludwigshafen. 10/05/1944
Hit by flak in the target area, but he made a successful landing at RAF Oakington with his port engine feathered at 01:34 hrs. 11/05/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (47663) Edward John GREENLEAF DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
W/O (550597) Kenneth Louis RENDALL (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
3.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2017 20:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Oct-2021 11:46 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2022 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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