ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144022
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | 01:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM804 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito MM804: Took off at 20:25 hrs for a Bomber support mission. 23/03/1945
Damaged by exploding train near Lippstadt and crashlanded in RAF Manston at 01:45 hrs. 24/03/1945
F/O Struthers with F/O Cooper were returning from a Bomber support operation when they spotted a train near Lippstadt. They attacked it and an explosion occurred. The debris from the explosion hit the Mosquito, knocking out the compass, R/T, Air Speed Indicator and the hydraulics. Mosquito crash landed at RAF Manston.
Crew:
F/O (151.546) Ronald Anderson STRUTHERS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (152.927) John Joseph COOPER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kelsey.family/1945.htm
3.http://www.raf 151squadron.
4.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 01:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Feb-2012 01:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2012 03:58 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 18:35 | Depak | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2014 18:05 | Siczak | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2019 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2022 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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