ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72768
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1945 |
| Time: | 02:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 256 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK162 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Padua (Padova) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Forli airfield (Italy) |
Mosquito HK162: Took off at 01:20 hrs for a Night Armed Recce mission. 25/04/1945
(Route : base - Rovigo - Monselice - Legnago - Badia Polesine - base)
The crew attacked the german 5 MT convoy and was shot down by enemy flak fire.
The aircraft flew to the ground in flames and explodet at 02:15 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (199014) Roy James George BEARD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1580347) Donald MADDOCK (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.cwgc.org.
3.ORB 256 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 09:55 | NePa | Added |
| 29-Jan-2012 03:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 10:13 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2014 15:10 | Glock G19 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2019 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2023 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2023 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Operator] |
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