ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138920
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NT177 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Becklingen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre (Fr.) |
Mosquito NT177: Took off at 11:15 hrs for daylight intruder mission over NW Germany. 22/02/1945
Was part of a force of 16 aircraft from the Sqdn detailed to carry out a daylight raid bombing and strafing enemy communications in Germany. This included trains, trucks, engines, signal boxes and radio stations. Mosquito NT177 failed to return from the mission. Crashed at 13:15 hrs near Becklingen.
Crew:
F/O (J/25391) Ronald William Alexander RANKIN (pilot) RCAF - killed
P/O (165090) Derek Stephen JUDD (nav.) RAFVR - POW and returned to the UK on 23/05/45.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 464 Sqdn RAAF
3.https://www.cwgc.org.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2011 11:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Oct-2014 08:04 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Nov-2021 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2023 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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