ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164575
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| Date: | Thursday 15 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA402 |
| MSN: | RS-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Cherbourg, Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito TA402/F: Took off at 21:25 hrs for night intruder mission over Stuttgart. 14/02/1945
Failure of fuel, the plane abandoned. Missing. 15/02/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (42296) Lawrence Wallance BASAN (pilot) RAF - killed (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 July, 1940)
F/Sgt (1601943) Russell Dennis KEEFE (nav.) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1944 | MM643 | 157 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea 12 miles east of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. |  |
w/o |
| 2 February 1945 | TA402 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 7 February 1945 | TA402 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2014 13:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Sep-2014 10:41 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 11:46 | Polish | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2014 15:13 | Faun Kane | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Sep-2015 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:45 | Rata | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 17-Mar-2019 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2021 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 06:23 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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