ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139703
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| Date: | Saturday 7 April 1945 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SZ998 |
| MSN: | SM-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Between village of Hoope and Bruckkamp forest near Bergen N Celle -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.75 Epinoy /Cambrai (Fr) |
Mosquito SZ998/J: Took off at 21:45 hrs for a Night intruder mission to Bremen. 07/04/1945
Task:Patrol and attack enemy movements railways and roads in region: Bremen - Holdenstedt - Finnenburg.
All aircraft returned successfully, only Mosquito SZ998 missing.
The Brit POW had witnessed the crash which he described as taking place moments:
The Mosquito crashed moments after making a strafing run at a German tank and fired '10 rounds into the armor. German tank was passing the POW marching column near the village of Bleckmar, Germany. There was no German anti-aircraft fire during the attack.
The pilot probably misjudged the altitude when attacking in the dark and crashed.
Crew:
S/Ldr (118400) Philip Hugh Capel HANBURY DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (131826) Jack Percy HART DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 305 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 July 1944 | LR365 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Lasham, Hampshire, England |  |
non |
| 20 January 1945 | PZ380 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai /Epinoy, Nord. |  |
min |
| 22 February 1945 | PZ380 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 1 | Cassebruch near Hagen /Bremen, north of Bremen. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2011 14:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 05-Jun-2014 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2015 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2015 12:24 | King T. | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:40 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Oct-2019 07:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2021 11:52 | Gretza | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2021 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2022 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Mar-2022 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2023 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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