Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NS990,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165440
 
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Date:Tuesday 27 February 1945
Time:22:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:21 Sqn RAF
Registration: NS990
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Schandela near Bollersen, Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony. -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre (F)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito NS990: Took off at 21:30 hrs for a night intruder mission. 27/02/1945
Missing. Crashed at 22:05 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (187.523) Anthony Clerke ADAMS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1652501) Leslie Llewellyn NICHOLAS (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Apr-2014 13:11 Nepa Added
12-Aug-2015 15:15 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
17-Mar-2019 20:15 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
24-Sep-2021 16:09 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Jun-2022 19:21 Nepa Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator]

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