ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165169
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM705 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holsbeek, Flemish Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.48 Amiens/Glisy (F) |
Mosquito MM705: Took off at 21:20 hrs for Night Defensive patrol. 26/12/1944
Failed to return, crashed at 00:30 hrs.27/12/1944
Junkers Ju 88 G-6 coded 4R+DP of 6./NJG2, in the hands of Hptm. Bruno Kamsties, had succesfully completed a series of ground-strafing runs in the Leuven area when it was engaged by 219 Sqdn Mossie MM705.
"On the flight home I caught sight of a Mosquito behind us, which immediately opened fire. Kamsties immediately took such violent evasive action that up and down, heaven and earth all became one, with the result that the Mosquito, caught up in the fever of the chase, struck the ground and disintegrated”.
Crew:
S/Ldr (44601) Derrick Lang RYALLS (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (124.914) John Breaton HAMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
3. Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 11:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Apr-2014 14:39 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2014 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2014 07:40 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2015 15:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2021 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2021 12:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2021 13:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2021 16:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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