ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165803
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| Date: | Sunday 25 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF971 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Peenemünde on Baltic Sea island of Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito RF971: Took off at 11:30hrs for a Photo Recco mission to Swinemunde and Stettin. 25/03/1945
Missing. Shot down by unnamed pilot, propably of JG 7 in Me 262 jet near Peenemuende.
Mosquito RF971 was shot down by enemy jet in a power dive.
Crew:
F/Lt (125541) Stuart Munro MACKAY (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/O (145032) Albert Sinclair LOBBAN (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 544 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2014 17:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Sep-2014 20:04 | Siczak | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2015 15:51 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 08:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2022 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2023 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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