ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89789
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ177 |
| MSN: | YP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reich Autobahn 6 km south of Gütersloh, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ177/A: Missing from night intruder to Gutersloh 18/09/1944
Crashed at 23:30 hrs attempting a forced landing onto the Reich Autobahn 6 km south of Gütersloh.
Crew:-
F/O (136429) Kenneth EASTWOOD (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1433339 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 March, 1943)
F/Lt (121119) Griffith Gilbert ROGERS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1255177 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 June, 1942)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3. http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1944/3/eastwoodkenneth.html
4. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
5. CWGC
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 June 1943 | DZ230 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
w/o |
| 20 December 1951 | RK998 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Leavesden Airport, Leavesden, near Watford, Hertfordshire, England |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 12:08 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Feb-2011 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Nov-2011 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2012 10:19 | ThW | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2014 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 20:52 | Xindel X | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Aug-2015 13:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2015 20:17 | DB | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2019 18:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 29-Oct-2019 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2021 22:19 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 15:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2023 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 10:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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