ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144345
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| Date: | Friday 20 April 1945 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT380 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles behind the front line, south west of Hamburg. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.77 Glize-Rijen (NL) |
Mosquito NT380: Took off for a Night patrol over Schelde. 19/04/1945
On patrol in the Scheldt estuary area, although the allies controlled Antwerp and most of the river area the estuary was still occupied by German forces in fortified positions to the west and north, preventing any allied shipping to the port.
The Mosquito was badly damaged by flak during the attack and the navigator F/O Fagan managed to bale out unhurt. The Pilot "Scamp" Young remained in the aircraft until it crashed south west of Hamburg at 01:30 hrs 20/04/1945
Crew:
F/O (178.786) Ronald Leicester YOUNG (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
F/O (174.237) Norman Guy FAZAN (nav.) RAFVR - baled out /Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt\r\
2.ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2012 08:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Aug-2013 14:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2014 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2014 14:47 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2014 16:29 | Unitex | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 17-Sep-2015 15:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2019 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Aug-2021 17:48 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2022 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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