ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144408
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| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB390 |
| MSN: | XD-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Berlin. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB390/B: Took off at 21:21hrs for a Night bombing mission to Berlin. 24/03/1945 Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (115349) Stanley Oliver SEARLES DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:904524 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 February, 1942)
F/Lt (122344) Norman Chesworth BERRISFORD DFC & Bar (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1114939 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 1943 | DZ373 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Oosterschelde, 8 km south-south-east of Bergen op Zoom, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
| 17 October 1950 | VP179 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 12:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 14:40 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 16:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:20 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 15:27 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2021 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2022 10:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2022 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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