ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141201
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| Date: | Sunday 18 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT254 |
| MSN: | VY-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near English east coast. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito NT254/N: One Stand-by crew took off for a Anti Intruder patrol off the Dutch Frisians. 18/03/1945
Hoping to intercept enemy intruders heading for the English east coast. Missing on interception over North Sea.
Crew:
P/O (186871) Sidney James HARROP DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1193301 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 December, 1944)
W/O (1381101) George Clement REDMOND (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 January 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England | |
non |
| 28 January 1944 | HK122 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel near Dungeness, Kent. England. | |
w/o |
| 28 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 11 February 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 14 April 1945 | NT494 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Armstorf, 26 kilometres west of Stade |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 03:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Nov-2012 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-May-2015 09:24 | Gerrard | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 22:40 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 14:16 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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