ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165365
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ416 |
| MSN: | UP-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Eggershausen, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hartford Bridge, Hampshire |
Mosquito PZ416/H: Took off at 11:20 hrs for Intruder mission /oper. Clarion over NW Germany. 22/02/1945
The plane, when returning was shot down by heavy anti-aircraft fire at Eggershausen around 13:10 hrs.
Mosquito PZ416 crashed near Eggershausen.
Crew:
F/O (171378) Robert James Rex OWEN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (165656) George THIRLWELL (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://farnborough.proboards.com/thread/13602/raf-hartford-bridge
3.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2014 15:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Sep-2015 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-May-2019 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2019 21:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2020 09:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Damage] |
| 05-Jan-2022 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2023 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 12-Jan-2024 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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