ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164544
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML942 |
| MSN: | 8K-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Douai in the Nord département. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito ML942: Took off at 17:10 hrs. for bombing mission to Berlin. 06/01/1945
Mosquito is damaged by flak while flying over Berlin. One of the engines catches fire and later is lost, also, the aircraft lost all hydraulics. The crew resumes the flight but when heading home, over Belgium, is losing control of the aircraft and finally abandons the Mosquito. Homebound, abandoned over France near Douai. Neither airmen was injured and both resumed operations 22/23Jan45.
Crew:
F/O (NZ413072) Frank Lee HENRY (pilot) RNZAF - OK
F/Sgt (Aus.429073) Russell Ames STINSON (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2014 12:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Sep-2015 06:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2016 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2016 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2019 13:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2021 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2021 21:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2024 01:16 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2024 01:16 | Antonio | Updated [Cn] |
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