ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70685
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| Date: | Monday 2 April 1945 |
| Time: | 01:39 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leiphein airfield. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.68 Juvincourt, Aisne |
Mosquito PZ249: Took off at 17:40 hrs from RAF Little Snoring. Landing in Juvincourt at 19:10 hrs. 01/04/1945
After refuelling took off at 23:15 hrs for Leipheim airfield in company with S/Ldr Penny and his nav. P/O Whitfield. Both pilots exchanged R/T calls, the last contact being made at 01:36 hrs. 02/04/1945.
At 01:39 hrs S/Ldr Penny saw a violent explosion on the ground at, or nr Leipheim and at first thought Lt van heerden gad claimed an enemy aircraft, but when no replies to his congratulations were forthcoming, he concluded it was the Mosquito he had seen explode. Shot down by AA 20mm Flak 38.
Crew:
Lt. (328470V) Emile Johann Van HEERDEN (pilot) SAAF - killed
F/O (165269) James William ROBSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1567096 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 August, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2009 08:13 | NePa | Added |
| 23-Nov-2011 08:15 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2014 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 07:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2015 06:37 | Zeeland | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 18:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 24-Oct-2021 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Apr-2022 08:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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