ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165980
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1945 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ332 |
| MSN: | EG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soltau, Niedersachsen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek (B) |
Mosquito PZ332: Took off at 21:40hrs for attack the Emden /Westerland /Flensburg /Warnemünde /Hamburg area. 26/04/1945
Missing from night intruder operation. Crashed at 23:40hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (146.716) John David EVANS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (165.091) Ivor Charles JENKINS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | HX864 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - sea off Dutch coast. |  |
w/o |
| 5 July 1944 | HX917 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Donnemain-St-Mamès, 4km north-west of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1944 | NS979 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Westerschelde estuary, Zeeland. | |
w/o |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 7 April 1945 | SZ990 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Advanced Landing Ground B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre, Picardy region. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2014 12:45 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Oct-2014 15:42 | Froome | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2019 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2022 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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