ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17465
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT123 |
| MSN: | EG-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Øresund /Baltic sea -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fersfield, Norfolk |
Mosquito NT123/Z: Took off at 08:45hrs. for Shell house attack. 21/03/1945
Hit by flak over København harbour and announced on the radio that it would go to Sweden. It was seen flying over the island of Hven at a very low level with smoke coming from the left wing. About two kilometres east southeast of Hakens lighthouse it was seen to ditch. The crew was seen to crawl on top of the floating aircraft, but due to heavy wind it was not possibly for the islanders to help the flyers and shortly after the aircraft sunk and the flyers disappeared.
Crew:
F/Lt (103.523) David Victor PATTISON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1624251) Frank PYGRAM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.flensted.eu.com/1945032.shtml
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 1944 | LR343 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | 2m N of Nuthampstead Cambs.13miles N of RAF stn Hunsdon, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 00:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 20:59 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2010 20:27 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2010 15:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2012 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 09:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:45 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2019 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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