ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164487
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:22 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML984 |
| MSN: | 8K-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elbe Estuary West of Hamburg, near Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito ML984: Took off at 00:17 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg. 21/07/1944
The aircraft was hit by Marine Flak. Crashed in Elbe Estuary West of Hamburg at 02:22 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (120857) David Lowell THOMPSON (pilot) RAF - POW (NCO:1061814 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 May, 1942)
F/Lt (J/4695) John Philip Sargent CALDER (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1944 | MM136 | 571 Sqn RAF | 1 | 2 km north-east of Landin, Kotzen, Brandenburg. | |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | ML941 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England |  |
min |
| 29 January 1945 | PF383 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. | |
min |
| 1 February 1945 | MM186 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
non |
| 1 February 1945 | MM119 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Rackheath /AAF Sta.145, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 3 March 1945 | PF383 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England | |
min |
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2014 18:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Aug-2015 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2019 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2020 16:55 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2020 16:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 31-Oct-2020 11:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 10:46 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2021 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2021 16:45 | Paul Thompson | Updated [Country, Narrative, Photo] |
| 28-Oct-2021 16:45 | harro | Updated [Country] |
| 30-Jul-2022 15:00 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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