ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186898
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM144 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
| B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord. (Fr.) |
Mosquito MM144: Took off at 20:45 hrs for Night bombing mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany. 05/12/1944
Opposition was moderate with searchlights that did not attempt coning. One engine failed.
Mosquito MM144 landed at B.51 Lille / Vendeville after his navigator had bailed out expecting the second engine to also fail. Both got down safely.
Crew:
F/O (143229) Percival John Povey TROTMAN (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (159698) Bernard Henry TUBBS DFM (nav.) RAFVR - baled out Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2016 20:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Jul-2016 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2019 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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