ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144223
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| Date: | Monday 9 October 1944 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
| RAF Downham Market |
Mosquito KB261: Took off at 18:03 hrs to attack Wilhelmshaven.09/10/1944
This was planned as a diversionary raid to protect 435 aircraft that were to bomb Bochum some 30 minutes later. On return Mosquito KB261 on approach to base was seen to enter the funnels and then from around 1,000 ft. dive into the ground and exploding at 21:30 hrs.
Sgt Sweetman awarded DFM whilst with 104 Squadron. Gazetted 5 February 1942.
Crew:
F/O (68776) Reginald George GARDNER (pilot) RAF - Killed (NCO:927262 Commission Gazetted : Friday 11 July, 1941) - Bearsted (Holy Cross) Churchyard Section N Grave 184.
F/O (145171) Oswald Cuthbert SWEETMAN DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:1255783 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 June, 1943) - Newcastle upon Tyne (All Saints) Cemetery Section E Unconsecrated Grave 191.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2012 06:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Nov-2012 04:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 16:42 | Giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 09:05 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2019 17:52 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2021 21:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 19:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 19:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2023 18:58 | Anon. | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 31-Oct-2023 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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