ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152413
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 February 1945 |
| Time: | 20:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB273 |
| MSN: | 6T-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bismark (Altmark), Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Mosquito KB273/E: Took off at 18:26 hrs for a Bombing mission to Berlin. 28/02/1945
Missing. The aircraft suffered fuel problems and crew baled out 20:35hrs near Bismark (Altmark).
Navigator despite his handicap he evaded capture however was arrested near Remagen and transferred to Dulag Luft at Wetzlar where he was liberated by advancing US troops some weeks later.
Crew:
F/O (175963) Henri William TYRELL /Henri Willem GUIJT DFC (NL.pilot) RAFVR - baled out /Ok evaded.
F/Sgt (1607768) Hanuš Jiři ERBEN DFM (čs.nav.) RAFVR - baled out /injured POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 608 Sqn RAF
3.POW list RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 07:26 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Jan-2013 09:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 14:06 | DG333 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2016 17:07 | DG333 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 09:57 | AlLah | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2019 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2022 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2023 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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