ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199314
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1944 |
| Time: | 00:22 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM116 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Woodbridge |
Mosquito MM116: Took off at 20:45 hrs for Kiel Canal mine laying. 05/10/1944
All sortie were successful. S/Ldr Greenleaf aircraft was hit by flak. Killing the navigator.
The pilot flew the aircraft to RAF Woodbridge and made a safe landing there at 00:22 hrs. 06/10/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (47663) Edward John GREENLEAF DSO (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (55833) Kenneth Louis RENDELL (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2017 14:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Mar-2018 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 17-May-2019 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2021 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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