ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165525
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | 03:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 654th (BR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS583 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oberschonhagen, 6 km east of Detmold. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
Mosquito NS583: On 8 February 1945 two Joker night-photo ships were dispatched by the 25th BG to photograph Misburg and Hamburg. The Deurog Synthetic Oil Refinery at Misburg had 10/10ths clouds so Hanover was photographed as a target of opportunity by the first Mosquito. The second aircraft conveyed Capts. Doroski/Hochman (Mosquito NS583). Both men were airborne at 01:58 hrs and last contact with the crew occurred at 02:55hrs by the continental ground station Nuthouse. When the crew failed to return, Watton contacted 12 Gp but the RAF maintained no plots on this aircraft. A search conducted in the area covered by the Mosquito resulted in no trace of either plane or crew.
Later, a Luftwaffe report delivered through the International Red Cross stated: A Mosquito crashed near Obershonhage, 6 km east of Detmold. Fired destroyed 99% of the aircraft.
Crew:
Capt (O.749530) Victor S. DOROSKI DFC (pilot) USAAF - killed
Capt (O.727016) Jacob HOCHMAN (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adoptiegraven-database.nl/index.php/henri-chapelle/american-war-cemetery-henri-chapelle-d/9821-doroski-victor-s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2014 14:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Aug-2014 20:36 | Apen | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 12:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2021 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2021 11:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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