ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156170
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB401 |
| MSN: | AZ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Böhlen, south of Leipzig, Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito KB401/E: Took off for a bombing mission over Böhlen Synthetic Oil Plant. 20/02/1945
Hit by flak and crashing in the target area. As this was the master bomber the raid was not classed as a success. Damage to the target was classified as superficial and no evidence to show where the bombing fell from the 254 Lancasters that took part. This was the only loss of the operation.
Crew:
W/Cdr (77777) Eric Arthur BENJAMIN DFC & Bar (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:740801 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 March, 1940)
F/O (171190) John Ettock HEATH DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1543561 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 March, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 February 1944 | DZ551 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | north-west of Pattensen, Niedersachsen. | |
w/o |
| 2 May 1944 | DZ547 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England |  |
min |
| 19 September 1944 | KB267 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2013 17:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Jul-2014 08:01 | Lotos | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2015 12:59 | Iwosh | Updated [Cn] |
| 02-Apr-2016 20:16 | Lotos | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2022 20:08 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-May-2022 05:21 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 01-Jul-2022 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 06:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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