ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183878
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM629 |
| MSN: | VY-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Bonn-Hangelar airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Swannington |
Mosquito MM629/Y: Took off at 17:30hrs for High/Low Bomber Support mission over Bochum/Bonn.05/11/1944
During operation damaged by Flak. Returned and landing on one engine at 22:25 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (100067) Bransome Arthur BURBRIDGE DSO DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1377411 Commission Gazetted : Friday 25 July, 1941)
F/Lt (106675) Frank Seymour SKELTON DSO DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1312747 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 October, 1941)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR 14/3460
4.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England |  |
non |
| 24 June 1944 | MM629 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 1 December 1944 | MT496 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 29 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 1 January 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2016 21:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Jan-2016 12:28 | Froome | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2016 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2019 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2021 15:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2023 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
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