ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164684
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| Date: | Monday 9 April 1945 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 654th (BR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS792 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waldkatzenbach, 10 km west of Eberbach -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
Mosquito NS792: Misidentified and shot down by a friendly FFAF P-51 at about 17:45 hrs. The Mosquito was at 20,000 feet when attacked; following an explosion the pilot, Lt. John A. Pruis, slumped forward in his seat. The navigator, Lt. Claude C. Moore, was badly burned and unable to extricate the pilot, but he managed to bail out. As the Mustangs circled during his parachute descent, Lt. Moore noticed they carried the roundels of the Free French air forces. After landing Moore was evacuated by the U.S Army. Crash site near Eberbach, Germany. (Note there is a discrepancy with the serial number. One source says the downed Mosquito was NS783, but another source says a different crew was flying that plane on the same mission). 09/04/1945.
Crew:
1st.Lt. (O-705419) John Alden PRUIS DFC (pilot) USAAF - Killed
1st.Lt. (O-697898) Claude Creath MOORE (nav.) USAAF - bailed out /Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2670&page=7
3.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-16846.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 19:35 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Aug-2014 08:20 | Repak L. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 08:15 | wilbur | Updated [Date, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2015 14:20 | Victor I | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2021 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2023 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 04-Oct-2023 11:42 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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