ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70294
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito PF447: Took off at 18:53 hrs for mission to Hallendorf. 05/03/1945
Bombed target from 32.000 ft. at 21:42 hrs. There was a heavy flak above the target.
Mosquito crashed whilst return, during to approach base B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels.
Crew:
F/O (161730) Alfred Migal PAYNE (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1391575 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 January, 1944)
F/Lt (124672) John Vernon EVANS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1381085 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 August, 1942)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Vernon wartime in uniform. Alf pre-war in police uniform.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2009 11:04 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 06:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2012 13:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2012 12:00 | Anon. | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 31-Aug-2013 08:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 15:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 07:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:23 | Next | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2022 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 03-Aug-2022 17:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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