ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200410
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| Date: | Monday 30 October 1944 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF389 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Woodbridge |
30- October -1944
571 Squadron (12 Mosquitoes) Target Berlin. Two raids were planned and 571 Sqdn contributed six sorties to both. Four crews of the first one were successful. The target was obscured by 10/10ths cloud.
One sortie was hit by flak and the pilot made it to RAF Woodbridge. The other sortie aborted and returned early. All six sorties of the second raid were successful.
Mosquito PF389: Took off at 17:25 hrs for mission over Berlin. 30/10/1944
The port engine hit by flak was put out of action. Landing one engine in RAF Woodbridge at 21:30hrs.
Crew:
Capt. (V102194) Leonard Cecil KLINK DFC (pilot) SAAF - Ok
Sgt (1604771) John Ernest REGAN DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2-ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2017 20:00 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Oct-2021 22:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2021 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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