ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152417
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1945 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF505 |
| MSN: | 6T-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground Y.59 Strassfeld, 18 km WSW of Bonn -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
| Y.59 Strassfeld (Ger.) |
Mosquito PF505/D: Took off at 20:54 hrs for mission to Berlin. 17/04/1945
Engine failed and undercarriage collapsed on landing in Strassfeld airfield at 00:45 hrs.18/04/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ402986) George Cuthbert DIXON (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/O (165989) Henry Richard Smith (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1896865 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 November, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
3.Air 14/3472
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 1944 | KB298 | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England. |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 09:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2013 18:48 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 13-Dec-2014 16:49 | Jixon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 10:14 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-May-2019 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2023 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2023 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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