ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48928
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | PZ394 |
| MSN: | TH-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toldijk, gemeente Ruinen, Drenthe. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.71 Coxyde (Belg.) |
Mosquito PZ394/C: Took off at 21:09 hrs for night patrol to Zwolle and Osnabrück area. 31/03/1945
The aircraft was shot down by a Messerschmitt Me 262 near Roggeveen, Holland. Fighter pilot Fw. Karl-Heinz Becher from II./NJG11. Mosquito PZ394 crashed in Toldijk, gemeente Ruinen, Drenthe at 22:40 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/4563) George Ketchen GRAHAM (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (165308) Richard Thomas STYLES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2009 03:42 | NePa | Updated |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 13:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2015 06:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2020 06:53 | Anon. | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2021 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2022 08:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2022 11:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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