ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146479
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV541 |
| MSN: | VY-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles west of Koblenz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito MV541/B: Took off at 19:10 hrs for a bomber support mission whilst raid over Lutzendorf.14/03/1945
During flight over battle line hit fire by US AA. Abandoned 10miles W of Koblenz. Aircraft crashed nr Koblenz.
Crew:
F/Lt (101056) Ian Alexander DOBIE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1265034 Commission Gazetted : Friday 08 August, 1941)
P/O (195380) Arthur Reginald GRIMSTONE DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1385010 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 April, 1945)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 November 1942 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England |  |
non |
| 2 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 4 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant | |
min |
| 6 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 9 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2012 07:44 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Aug-2014 09:32 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:12 | pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:49 | Rata | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2019 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Aug-2022 12:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2022 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2023 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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