ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19862
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RV341 |
| MSN: | P3-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito RV341/B: Took off at 19:51 hrs for a Night bombing mission to Berlin. 30/03/1945
The aircraft was shot down by a Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter pilot Fw. Becker from II./NJG11. Combat report Fw. Karl-Heinz Becker, indicating that after an initial firing pass which the Mosquito evaded by climbing to port, he attacked a second time against the Mossie above and to starboard, He observed multiple hits on the fuselage and the starboard wing.
The Mossie went straight down, followed by searchlights, to crash at about 21:52 hrs at FG5/5.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1147947) Walter CAMPEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (R/211384) Joseph RABINER (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 22:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Jan-2010 23:15 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Country, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2011 08:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2011 01:43 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2013 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 09:58 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 20:06 | Earl | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 20:07 | Earl | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2020 21:36 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2023 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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