ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73469
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 163 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB568 |
| MSN: | X1- ? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hasselbach, near Weyerbusch, about 150 km WSW of Kassel. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB568: Took off at 18:45 hrs for mission to Kassel. 08/03/1945
The Mosquito KB568 was shot down by a Mosquito MV555 /85 Sqn on the way back from Kassel. It went out of control at 25,000 feet, and Cooper was flung out, presumably as the aircraft disintegrated, at 5,000 feet, before being taken prisoner. Cooper looked for Gillespie after parachuting, but found no trace.
F/Lt Cooper was in fact injured and confined in Hospital until Liberation. No PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt (125621) Frank William COOPER (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:363814 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 November, 1943)
F/Sgt (Aus.439630) Anthony Edward GILLESPIE (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 163 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2010 12:07 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Dec-2011 10:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2011 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 05:23 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 25-Jul-2014 17:08 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 09:26 | Siczak | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Sep-2015 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2022 20:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 17:42 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 06:44 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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