ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164683
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 April 1945 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 653th (WR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS635 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Parchim and Wesendorf, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
Mosquito NS635: Misidentified and shot down by a USAAF B-24 of the 446th Bomb Gp at about 10:30 hrs. The group commander, Lt.Col. Troy W. Crawford, was aboard the Mosquito and took full responsibility for the mistake. The Liberators had been under attack by German jets and the bomber crews were previously ordered to open fire on any aircraft that came within a specified range of their guns. The escort fighter units were informed of this but the Mosquito pilot, Lt. Theodore B. Smith, was not properly briefed. He flew too close while Crawford was taking pictures of the B-24s and one of the gunners blasted the Mosquito out of the sky. The pilot and passenger bailed out safely and became POWs for the duration. Crash site between Parchim and Wesendorf, Germany. 04/04/1945
Crew:
Lt. (O.422618) Theodore B. SMITH (pilot) USAAF - bailed out /POW
Lt. Col. (O.39773) Troy William CRAWFORD (nav. /CO 446th Sqdn.) USAAF - bailed out /POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2670&page=7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 19:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Mar-2014 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2014 08:13 | Investig | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 05:04 | Fort Knox | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 10-Mar-2015 19:46 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2015 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-May-2019 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2019 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2020 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2021 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2021 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2023 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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