ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165080
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM680 |
| MSN: | VI-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Mosquito MM680: Took off at 21:10hrs for Night intruder mission to Jagel airfield /Schieswig. 02/05/1945
Armed with Napalm they headed to raid. They were a downed Flak during a attack. 03/05/1945
Lost without trace. The crash site has not been indentified.
Crew:
F/O (53904) Robert CATTERALL DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (1322835) Donald Joshua BEADLE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
3. AIR 14/3460
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 14:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Aug-2014 14:28 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 09:15 | Siczak | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 14:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jan-2024 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2024 09:25 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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