ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49828
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 1944 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM646 |
| MSN: | RS-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boerdijk road, Nieuwlande, Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito MM646: Took off at 01:00 hrs for night intruder mission to Achmer airfield. 29/09/1944
The aircraft was hit by light Flak of the 1./leichte Flak-Abteilung 959 at a height of 100 metres, burst into flames on crashing.
Crew:-
F/O (50229) Peter William FRY (pilot) RAF - killed (NCO:569226 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 January, 1943)
F/O (153441) Harry SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1582118 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 November, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4429&date=&location.
4. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
5. CWGC
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 December 1944 | TA397 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England |  |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2009 02:10 | NePa | Updated |
| 25-Nov-2011 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2012 13:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 08:07 | Mysore | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:00 | Rata | Updated [Cn] |
| 11-Sep-2018 05:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2021 10:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:03 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2021 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 17:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2023 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 10:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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