ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49045
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | 21:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 128 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RV306 |
| MSN: | M5-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, Noord-Brabant. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito RV306/U: Took off at 19:34 hrs for bombing mission to Berlin. 07/03/1945
An engine failure is the cause stopover at Continent. Engines cut in circuit on stopover.
The aircraft overshot forced landing and hit ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen at 21:45 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (J/5707) John David ARMSTRONG (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/42207) William Edward WHYTE (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=128
3.ORB 128 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2009 08:02 | NePa | Updated |
| 30-Jan-2012 05:39 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2014 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 15:41 | Scout | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:25 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2021 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2021 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2021 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 15:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 13:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Aug-2022 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
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