ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164284
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1945 |
| Time: | 00:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HR337 |
| MSN: | SB-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.108 Rheine /Bentlage. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek /Brussels (Belg.) |
| B.108 Rheine /Bentlage (Ger.) |
Mosquito HR337/D: Took off at 22:35 hrs for a night intruder mission. 23/04/1945,
Was part of a Squadron force of 12 aircraft detailed to carry out night intruder operations in the Sternberg area including bombing Bremen on MRCP and bombing and strafing railway junctions, trains, engines, sidings, and villages. Mossie RS527 was flown by Baker & Lee and was declared missing.
Mossie HR337 landed B.108 due to coolant trouble with the port motor at 00:40 hrs on 24/04/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.51844) John Francis WEBSTER DFC (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (154992) Neville John WILLOUGHBY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 464 Sqdn RAAF
3.AM Form 78 for HR337
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1945 | LR353 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant |  |
min |
Images:
464 Sqn ORB entry showing Webster & Willoughby flying HR337 and Form 78 showing HR337 damaged this date.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2014 17:08 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-May-2014 14:06 | Nepa | Updated [Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 14:14 | Cliford | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Feb-2016 16:57 | Next | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2016 16:58 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2016 20:29 | Gloug | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2019 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2021 10:13 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 24-Nov-2021 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2022 06:41 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
| 31-Dec-2023 12:23 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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