ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144348
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB185 |
| MSN: | XD-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito KB185/R: Took off at 22:35 hrs for Night mission over Berlin. 03/04/1945 Missing.
Lost without a trace It is thought possible that this Mosquito was shot down by the Luftwaffe nightfighter ace Oblt. Kurt Welter (1) of 10./NGJ11, flying an Me 262. 5 were scrambled to intercept the 60 strong Mosquitoes intruders with a single confirmed Abschuss (shooting down/kill) of a Mosquito.
Crew:
F/Lt (115343) Geoffrey Amos NICHOLLS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:745022 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 May, 1945)
F/Lt (148397) Jack Evelyn DAWES DFC & bar (nav.) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:755310 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 August, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
5.Mosquito KB185/R (ex.43-34959)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1943 | DZ602 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Rhenegge, 2 km WSW of Adorf, Diemelsee, Hessen. | |
w/o |
| 13 March 1944 | DZ359 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England |  |
w/o |
| 2 January 1945 | KB222 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Natho, 10 km east-south-east of Zerbst. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2012 09:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Sep-2014 20:10 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:03 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2021 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2021 21:40 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2021 21:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2022 19:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2022 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2023 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 08-Oct-2023 10:37 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]] |
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