ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165166
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| Date: | Saturday 13 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ465 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ465: Took off at 16:48 hrs for patrol the Husum-Jagel region of NW Germany. 13/01/1945
Missing. Failed to return from a mission.
Crew:
S/Ldr (109072) Cyril Victor BENNETT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1191580 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 December, 1941)
F/Lt (170400) Robert Arthur SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1488521 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 February, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 10:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Apr-2014 13:15 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 19:47 | Fort Knox | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Oct-2014 12:33 | Rata | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 08:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-Jan-2019 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 14:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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