ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165888
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1944 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ304 |
| MSN: | |
| 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 Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito PZ304:Took off at 01:20 hrs for a Night intruder mission /bombing road and rail. 30/11/1944
Hit by flak on night mission patrolling behind battle lines and crashlanded on one engine at B.58 Brussels/Melsbroek at 04:00 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (50749) Francis Alfred BIRT (pilot) RAF - OK
F/Sgt (1600861) Albert Arthur Sidney CASSELY (nav.) RAF - OK
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Cassely family history records
3. ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2014 17:47 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-May-2014 14:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-May-2014 19:12 | Hedgemech | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2014 13:53 | Pepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2014 13:35 | R.Giggs | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 15:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 27-Dec-2015 16:55 | pepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:08 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Apr-2016 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 21:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2023 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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