ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177020
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Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
Time: | 19:10 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PZ287 |
MSN: | TW-R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Narrative:01- January -1945
Eleven Mosquitoes (six of 141 and five of 239 Sqn) were detailed to carry out ASH patrols plus high and low-level Intruder patrols, in support of bombers attacking various targets in Germany. Ten aircraft took-off (one of 239 Sqn being withdrawn) and seven completed their respective sorties. 141 'S' (F/Lt Brearley and F/O Sheldon) attacked and destroyed an unidentified e/a over Lüneburg airfield. This crew were flying a 239 Sqn aircraft.
Mosquito PZ287/R: (141 Sqdn) Took off at 16:50 hrs for A.S.H. and A.I. patrol. 01/01/1945
Abandoned the patrol for due to radar failure. Landed at 19:10 hrs in RAF Coltishall.
Crew:
W/Cdr (40586) Charles Vivian WINN DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Lt (47501) Ray Amherst Winckworth SCOTT DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 March 1944 |
HJ712 |
141 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |
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5 April 1945 |
NT490 |
141 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England |
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min |
19 April 1945 |
NT490 |
141 Sqn RAF |
2 |
Neubiberg, south-east of Munich, Bavaria |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jun-2015 08:35 |
Thomas Fuk |
Added |
19-Aug-2015 22:33 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
03-Sep-2018 13:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Operator] |
05-Nov-2021 15:49 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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