ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49185
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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT176 |
| MSN: | VI-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Terlinden and Hoogcruts, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Mosquito NT176/C: Took off at 22:26 hrs for a bomber support mission over Bonn areas. 07/02/1945
Crashed between Terlinden and Hoogcruts, Limburg. 08/02/1945
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant John Benjamin Joseph Smith RAFVR 124796 (NCO:1575729 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 06 October, 1942) [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Kenneth Russell Goldthorpe RAFVR 165287 (NCO:1632079 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 01 August, 1944) [Killed]
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
3. SGLO database.
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Nov-2009 03:43 | NePa | Updated |
| 14-Apr-2014 16:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 12:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2022 08:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 17:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 24-Jun-2022 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2022 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 06:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2024 08:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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