ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142119
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1945 |
| Time: | 04:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 47 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR519 |
| MSN: | KU-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Kumbhirgram, Cachar, Assam, Brit.India -
 India
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kumbhirgram, Assam |
Mosquito HR519/H: Took off at 04:12 hrs for a Daylight first operational flight. 17/04/1945
Hit trees on take-off RAF Kumbhirgram. Crew were killed when the two 500 lb. bombs they were carrying exploded and burnt out the aircraft.
Crew:
F/Lt (134152) Norman Grenville BUTLER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1672351) Frank ROBSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2012 01:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 14:32 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 07:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2021 11:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Feb-2022 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2022 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2023 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 27-Dec-2023 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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