ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141397
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| Date: | Sunday 14 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML976 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| B.58 Melsbroek /Brussels (Belg.) |
Mosquito ML976: Took off at 17:46hrs for a Bombing mission over Berlin. 14/01/1945
The Mosquito crashed while returning from a mission. Flew into a tree during attempted forced landing in dense fog at B.58 Brussels/Melsbroek.
Crew:
F/O (51271) Jack MADDOCKS (pilot) RAF - Killed
F/Sgt (1564419) James PHILLIPS (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 03:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Mar-2014 16:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2014 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport] |
| 15-May-2014 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 02-Jul-2014 21:19 | MiG21 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:19 | Next | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 31-Oct-2019 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 21:07 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2022 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2023 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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