ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164688
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1945 |
| Time: | 02:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM588 |
| MSN: | KP-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Advanced Landing Ground B.108 Rheine /Bentlage. -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.108 Rheine/Bentlage (G) |
| B.108 Rheine /Bentlage |
Mosquito MM588/T: Took off at 23:20 hrs for Night patrol. 24/04/1945
One Junkes Ju52 destroyed. Damaged/ Shot down by another RAF Mosquito (friendly fire) on patrol near Rheine and crash-landed near B.108 Rheine at 02:25 hrs. 25/04/1945
Crew:
P/O (J/93441) Leonard Elmer FITCHETT MiD (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (189.062) Alexander Charles HARDY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 409 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 April 1945 | MM588 | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord. |  |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 20:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-May-2014 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 05-Oct-2014 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2015 18:55 | Shout | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:52 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 13-May-2019 16:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2021 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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