ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71077
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 1944 |
| Time: | 23:08 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ254 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Annweiller, 2 km west of Ranschbach, 6 km W of Landau, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Took off from RAF West Raynham at 21:10.
On the night of 12/13 September 1944 Mosquito DZ254 of 239 Squadron was attacked and set on fire by a Bf110 which then overhauled the Mosquito and was fired upon and shot down in its turn. Ju88-1 72339 2Z+AA Stab/NJG6 Pilot: Maj Heinrich Griese Bf Ofw Georg Burkhardt - wounded/Bmf Uffz Georg Petri. The German crew parachuted to safety. Location of attack 20km Northwest of Frankfurt: 3,800m at 23:08.
The crew were initially buried in an unnumbered grave at Ranschbach Cemetery.
Reinterred 16 April 1948.
Fg Off Breithaupt RCAF awarded DFC whilst with 239 Squadron. Gazetted 7 July 1944.
Fg Off Kennedy awarded DFC whilst with 239 Squadron. Gazetted 7 July 1944.
Citation
Flying Officer William Ransom Breithaupt (Can/J/17271), RCAF., 239 Sqn. Flying Officer James
Alphonsus Kennedy (148471), R.A.F.V.R., 239 Sqn. As pilot and observer respectively these officers have completed. numerous sorties. They have displayed a high degree of skill, excellent
co-operation and a fine fighting spirit, qualities which have enabled them to destroy 4 enemy
aircraft at night within a period of a few weeks. Their achievements have won much praise.
Crew
Pilot: J/17271 Fg Off William Ransom Breithaupt DFC RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 18 Row B Joint Grave 21-22.
Navigator: 148471 Fg Off James Alphonsus Kennedy DFC - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 18 Row B Joint Grave 21-22 (NCO:1550799 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 31 August, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
6. https://acesofww2.com/can/aces/breithaupt.htm
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 23:58 | NePa | Added |
| 17-Feb-2011 15:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2014 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2015 08:03 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2018 16:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 23:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2022 10:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2023 11:50 | Anon. | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 24-Oct-2023 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 10:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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