ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200156
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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1945 |
| Time: | 20:19 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM119 |
| MSN: | 8K-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Rackheath /AAF Sta.145, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Rackheath /AAF Stn.145 |
01- Februaly -1945
571 Squadron (16 Mosquitoes) Target Berlin. Sixteen aircraft took off, making a record night for the Mosquitoes. Berlin was the target and two attacks were planned, one at 20:25hrs and the other at 04:00 hrs. Ten Mosquitoes were detailed for the first attack, and eight were successful. Marking was punctual and well sustained, but the TIs quickly disappeared into cloud, and any detailed assessment of the raid was not possible. S/Ldr Dawlish and F/Lt Vangergen return early.
Mosquito MM119: Took off at 18:35hrs. for mission over Berlin. 01/02/1945
Was compelled to return early with engine trouble. Landed at 20:19 hrs in RAF Rackheath,
after jettisoning their bomb in the North sea.
The second attack, was also difficult to assess owing to cloud which quickly obscured the markers, but all six sorties bombed, either on markers or by navigational aids.
Crew:
F/Lt (131.031) Vivian Francis VANBERGEN (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (Aus.43919) Colin HENRY (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3. ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1944 | MM136 | 571 Sqn RAF | 1 | 2 km north-east of Landin, Kotzen, Brandenburg. |  |
w/o |
| 21 July 1944 | ML984 | 571 Sqn RAF | 1 | Elbe Estuary West of Hamburg, near Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein. | |
w/o |
| 17 August 1944 | ML941 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
min |
| 29 January 1945 | PF383 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. | |
min |
| 3 March 1945 | PF383 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2017 15:54 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Jun-2018 06:32 | Nepa | Updated [Registration] |
| 24-Feb-2021 16:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2021 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2021 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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