ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144413
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| Date: | Sunday 10 December 1944 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB205 |
| MSN: | XD-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Little Plantation in Gooderstone Park, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB205/N: Took off at 20:00 hrs for a Night mission over Berlin. 9/12/1944
Returning from a sortie to Berlin and had been identified approximately ten minutes from base.
It is estimated that KB205 crashed at approximately 00:10 hrs 10/12/44 at Little Plantation.
Crew:
F/Lt (118127) Charles Mellville HARRISON (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1238116 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 April, 1942)
F/O (NZ421929) Gordon Harry DODDS (nav.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
3. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
139 Sqn ORB entry for 9/10 Dec 44
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2012 13:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jul-2014 18:33 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 12:11 | Zoom | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 15:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:52 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-Jun-2019 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2021 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2022 09:42 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2022 06:13 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 29-Jun-2022 11:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2023 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 09:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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