ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165074
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV565 |
| MSN: | VY-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 1 mile off Felixstowe, near Suffolk coast, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
Mosquito MV565/W: Took off at 22:45 hrs for a High level support for Leun raid over Ruhr. 15/01/1945
The crew of MV565 reported over R/T that they was having fuel problem as they were being diverted to RAF Woodbridge. Missing in bad weather presumed ditched off Suffolk coast.
ROC reported spotting a plane crash into the sea at the corresponding time.
Crew:
F/Lt (137302) Clifford Bagnell BRYAN (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1208672 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 March, 1943)
F/Lt (115716) Henry WOOD (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:656318 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 February, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
4.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 February 1943 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
non |
| 7 November 1943 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England. | |
min |
| 24 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 29 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 2 January 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 20 March 1945 | NS998 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | The Wash, 1½ mile N of the Norfolk Coast, off Kings Lynn, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 13:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Mar-2014 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:17 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 09:24 | Oezil | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Sep-2015 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 21:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 14:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2022 13:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
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