ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48948
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1945 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RV326 |
| MSN: | 8K-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | farmland at Zevenhuizen, 5km SW of Leek, 25 km SW of Groningen -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito RV326/L: Took off at 19:07 hrs for a Night bombing mission over Berlin. 27/03/1945
While flying over the Netherlands on the way to Berlin collided with Mosquito MM202 from 128 Sqn RAF.
Two Mosquitos (RV326 & MM202) collided 15,5 miles SW of Zevenhuizen.
The Mosquito MM202 flew from below. The badly damaged MM202 then returned back to England and made a perfect landing in RAF Woodbridge at 21:35 hrs.
The Mosquito RV326 crashed around 19:45 hrs into a farmland /into cornfield in Zevenhuizen, Groningen, Holland. The land belonging to Mr. Buist, bordering the woods at Zevenhuizen.
Crew:
F/O (NZ413419) Gordon David HUDSON AFC pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (J/42505) Maurice George GANT (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.http://aircrewremembered.com/hudson-gordon.html
4.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2009 03:43 | NePa | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2010 02:25 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2014 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 19:43 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2014 18:49 | MiG15 | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Sep-2015 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2016 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2017 12:58 | pietrzak | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 01-Oct-2017 08:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2017 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 11:39 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2022 22:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2022 08:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 21-Dec-2023 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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