ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245710
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PZ458 |
| MSN: | TH-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.71 Coxyde (B) |
| B.77 Gilze-Rijen (NL) |
Mosquito PZ458/D: Took off at 19:35 hrs for patrol to Zwolle and Osnabruck. 25/03/1945
While attacking from a low altitude his aircraft was hit by AAA fire. F/Lt Nicol was wounded in the right arm and chest and his navigator was very seriously wounded. With great fortitude and resolution F/Lt Nicol kept control of the aircraft and assisted his wounded navigator. When allied territory was reached he made a masterly landing despite the fact that his right arm was useless and he was weak from loss of blood.
Landing at 22:40hrs in B.77
Crew:
F/Lt (J/24973) Alastair MacLean NICOL DFC (pilot) RCAF - injured
F/O (165.057) John Henry WICKEN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 February 1944 | HJ715 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | near Warburton, 2 miles NW of RAF stn Ford, Sussex, England. |  |
w/o |
| 1 June 1944 | NS980 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Throop, Bournemouth, Dorset, England | |
w/o |
| 18 October 1944 | HR351 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Burguge, near Lanisce, Yugoslavia |  |
w/o |
| 5 January 1945 | NS830 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
| 26 March 1945 | PZ458 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 1 | 20 km southwest of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2020 11:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2020 12:22 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2021 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2021 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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