ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291991
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 January 1945 |
| Time: | 19:17 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF431 |
| MSN: | GB-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wilsum, on main road northwards from Neuenhaus, Niedersachsen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF431/K: Took off at 17:45 hrs for a Night bombing mission to Bremen. 02/01/1945
Crashed at Wilsum, on main road northwards from Neuenhaus at 19:18 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (123839) Gabriel DONALD (pilot) RAFVR - POW (NCO:1365029 Commission Gazetted : Friday 10 July, 1942)
F/O (159930) Frank Taylor WATSON DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1149762 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 December, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=105
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4. Global Losses Database
5.Henk Welting Database
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 08:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 15-Dec-2023 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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