ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177662
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| Date: | Friday 18 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA131 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | airfield Rosignano Marittimo, Province of Livorno, Tuscany. -
 Italy
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rosignano airfield (I) |
Mosquito TA131: Took off for mission. 18/05/1945
Damaged in a 'swing' on take off incident at Rosignano and there was a fire in the cookhouse being used by the detachment at Istres, but no injuries resulted. The situation at Rosignano had relaxed to the point where it was possible for all ranks to have both Saturday afternoon and Sunday free. The Casa being just a mile from the beach. SOC 06/09/1945
Crew:
W/O (956450) Jack SYMONS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O (1324951) John Edwin BARTON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
http://www.255.org.uk/afterVEday.html
ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2015 06:27 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 24-Sep-2015 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 15-Sep-2018 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2019 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2022 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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