ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89908
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS981 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barchel, Oerel, Rotenburg, Wümme -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre (Fr.) |
Mosquito NS981/B: Took off at 11:00hrs for daylight intruder mission over NW Germany. 22/02/1945 The pilot was attacking locomotives and tenders grouped in one heavily defended railway centre when his aircraft was hit by flak and an engine set on fire; but he persisted with his attack until he and his navigator were forced by the flames and smoke to bale out.
Shot down by railway-flak of the 3rd Flakdivision. Crashed at 13:25 hrs at Barchel/Bremervorde.
The crew baled out and PoW. One of the crew evaded for a short time.
Crew:
F/O (NZ421368) Lance Dixon GILBERTSON DFC (pilot) RNZAF - baled out /PoW
F/O (NZ414574) Stanley Arthur Joseph ASKEW (nav) RNZAF- baled out /POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 09:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-Jul-2014 15:24 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2023 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2024 06:09 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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