ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142110
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR356 |
| MSN: | EG-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bevern, The District of Holzminden, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87/Rosières-en-Santerre (Fr.) |
Mosquito HR356/H: Took off at 11:00 hr for daylight intruder mission over NW Germany 22/02/1945 Failed to return from attack against communication targets in Niedersachsen. Missing. Mosquito crashed at 13:15 hrs in Harz, near Bad Lauterberg.
Crew:
F/Lt (113425) Paul Christopher Wendover SAGE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (145110) John COCKBURN DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2012 12:20 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 12:46 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 08:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2019 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2023 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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