ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138918
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NS890 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Boenninghardt, 7 miles north of Geldern. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS890 Took off at 04:45 hrs for day intruder mission in Ruhr area behind the battle area. 02/02/1945
Was paprt of a force of 17 aircraft from the Squadron detailed to bomb and strafe targets in the Ruhr area behind the battle area. Mosquito NS890 failed to return from the mission.
In a later report by a Missing Research & Enquiry Unit it stated that the aircraft was hit by ack-ack (anti-aircraft) fire and crashed in woods near Boenninghardt near the border of Holland and approx 7 miles north of Geldern, Germany. 02/02/1945
Crew:
P/O (Aus.423636) John Hamilton CARTER DFM (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (Aus.417898) Ronald Stephan SEAMAN DFM (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf
3.http://aircrewremembered.com/carter-john-hamilton.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2011 11:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Apr-2014 07:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 18:02 | DG333 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 13:51 | Giggs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Mar-2020 15:50 | Supaidaman0 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2021 12:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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