ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146478
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| Date: | Thursday 15 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM650 |
| MSN: | RS-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ahrweiler, Landkreis Ahrweiler in Rheinland-Pfalz. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito MM650/J: Took off at 19:30 hrs for bomber support mission to Lutzkendorf. 14/03/1945
Missing. Crashed near Ahrweiler, Landkreis Ahrweiler in Rheinland-Pfalz. 15/03/1945
Crew:
P/O (Aus.420232) Bruce English MILLER (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (Aus.421576) Raymond Gavin CRISFORD (nav.) RAAF - killed
Mosquito MV541(85 Sqn) Took off from RAF Swannington at 19:10 hrs and was also lost, the pilot F/Lt Dobie who survived (navigator P/O Grimstone DFM was killed) reported that they were shot down by US AA fire while crossing the front battle line and crashed near Koblenz.
As this corresponds to the area of the loss of MM650 and there are no identifiable claims from Luftwaffe sources or German flak units corresponding to this loss, it is possible that the loss of Mosquito MM650 can be attributed to this.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.swannington-Norfolk.co.uk/ aircraft losses
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2012 07:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jun-2012 07:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2012 07:54 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2012 02:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 11:17 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 12:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2017 19:17 | mick | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 10:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2020 19:32 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2021 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2022 22:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2022 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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