ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144045
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1944 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LR327 |
| MSN: | TH-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cratzenbach, Weilrod, Hessen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito LR327/E: Took off at 18:15 hrs for a night intruder mission over Giessen airfield. 01/11/1944
Mosquito was hit by 1./schwere Flak-Abteilung 227 (Eisenbahn) at a height of 5300-5000 metres.
Crashed, 10 km west of Usingen at 20:15 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/22349) John Stewart HILL (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1603120) George Walter ROACH (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 January 1944 | HJ722 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 2 | near Diepholz airfield, Niedersachsen. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 06:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Aug-2015 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2017 07:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2019 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2020 21:58 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2021 17:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2021 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jul-2022 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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