ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142155
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR457 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 40 miles south-east of Mandalay, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam |
| RAF Kumbhirgram |
Mosquito HR457: Took off at 11:00 hrs for Strike mission. 28/02/1945.
Broke up in air during a dive bombing run, 40 miles SE of Mandalay
Crew:
S/Ldr (76309) Bryan Vincent DRAPER DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1384548) Peter Roesch JAMES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Both men are buried in Taukyyan War Cemetery.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.RAF Casualties-1945.
3.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 00:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Feb-2013 15:18 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 15:22 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 18:03 | MiG15 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2014 13:10 | Paix | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Sep-2015 08:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Apr-2019 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2022 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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