ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49563
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 December 1944 |
| Time: | 23:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR357 |
| MSN: | EG-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km west of Huijbergen, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre (Fr.) |
Mosquito HR357/R: Took off at 22:05 hrs for an armed recce operation to Geldern (Ger.) 06/12/1944
The Mossie crashed under unknown circumstances 2 km west of Huijbergen (Noord-Brabant) at 23:50 hrs.
The aircraft came down in a battle area with heavy fightings / in area unapproachable due to mines.
Crew:
F/O (J/16368) Norman Frank SMITH (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (175343) Leslie Albert KESSLER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
3.ORB 487 Sqdn RNZAF
4.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 1944 | LR333 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Thorney Island, West Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2009 12:29 | NePa | Updated |
| 15-Mar-2010 07:34 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2010 07:40 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2010 23:22 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2010 23:29 | angels one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2010 12:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2011 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2012 02:48 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 04-Jun-2014 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 13:03 | Froome | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2018 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 21:40 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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