ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165252
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| Date: | Friday 1 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MT496 |
| MSN: | VY-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito MT496/Y: Took off at 17:00 hrs for bomber support mission to Hanau. 01/12/1944
F/Lt CHAPMAN landed at B.58 Brussels/Melsbroek owing a damaged hydraulic system and damaged airframe
from AA. Landing in B.56 at 20:40 hrs. 01/12/1944 SOC 15.2.1945
Crew:
F/Lt (120.712) Geoffrey Cleugh CHAPMAN DFC (pilot) RAFVR - OK
F/Sgt (1219665) James STOCKLEY DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England |  |
non |
| 24 June 1944 | MM629 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 4 November 1944 | MM629 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | Bonn-Hangelar airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
min |
| 29 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 1 January 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2014 16:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2014 14:24 | Tu144 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 06:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 17-Sep-2018 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2022 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2022 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2022 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2022 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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