ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177033
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR180 |
| MSN: | TW-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Carneby, Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Carneby, Yorkshire |
Eighteen aircraft were detailed, and seventeen took-off in support of bombers attacking Brüx, Magdeburg and Zeitz. Twelve Mosquitoes of 141 were given ASH patrols, one was withdrawn and two, 'M' returned early, the former owing to ASH and backward AI being u/s and the other ("TW-B") was diverted to Carnaby with its port engine u/s.
The remaining aircraft completed their patrols. 141 'E' (F/Lt Young and F/O Sanderson) shot down a Bf 110 near Magdeburg, and 141 'G' (F/O Brady and F/Lt Webster) destroyed another Bf 110 after a 25 minute chase, also in the vicinity of Magdeburg.
Crew
F/Lt (111.258) Peter Antony BATES DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (179.139) William Guy CADMAN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1944 | HJ659 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 1 November 1944 | HR180 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2015 16:59 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 20-Jun-2015 18:50 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 22:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Sep-2018 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2018 13:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Operator] |
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