ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138828
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| Date: | Thursday 28 September 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MM407 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Beerlage, 21 km northwest of Münster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito MM407: Took off at 22:05 hrs for night intruder mission to Ruhr. 27/09/1944,
Was part of 15 aircraft from the Squadron detailed to carry out night intruder operations against targets in the Ruhr area and attack transport, marshallingyards, vans and large factories.
Mosquito MM407 was brought down by flak (the 1st/light anti-aircraft division 859) , after having been blinded by searchlights at a height of 700m. at 00:30 hrs. 28/09/1944 Location: Beerlage, 21 km NW of Münster.
Crew:
F/Lt (126064) John Cornthwaite NIXON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (153924) Peter MOSBY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf
3.ORB 464 Sqdn RAAF
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2011 09:15 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Apr-2014 08:05 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 17:04 | HB | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2017 14:21 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 11-May-2019 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Nov-2021 22:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2023 15:22 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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