ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73471
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1944 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM753 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.48 Glisy/Amiens (Fr.) |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito MM753: Took off at 21:15 hrs for Night Defensive patrol. 02/11/1944
After taking off an Mosquito MM753 misidentified and attacked a Short Stirling bomber which returned fire (with their relatively light .303 defensive weapons) and shot down the Mosquito near Maupertus.
Mosquito damaged by Friendly fire from Stirling bellylanded in B.58 Melsbroek at 23:23 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (NZ402215) Graeme Frederick REED DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/O (146.684) Ralph BRICKER DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2010 12:07 | Anon. | Added |
| 21-Sep-2011 11:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-May-2014 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Sep-2014 07:28 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 03-Jan-2015 09:09 | Froome | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2015 09:11 | Shout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:00 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Mar-2019 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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