ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80620
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR177 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedersachsen, Lower Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre (F) |
Mosquito HR177: Took off at 11:00 hrs for daylight Intruder mission over NW Germany. 22/02/1945
Missing. Failed to return from attack against communication targets in Niedersachsen.
Shot down crashed at Osterwede in the Brillit District of Bremevorde.
Crew:
F/Lt (129.379) David POTTS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1625056) Frank VALENTINE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqn RNZAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2010 10:11 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Nov-2010 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 26-Sep-2013 19:43 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2013 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2014 15:26 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Nov-2014 14:23 | Slizack | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:03 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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