ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177665
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| Date: | Friday 23 March 1945 |
| Time: | 04:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA431 |
| MSN: | YP-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Falconara airfield, Ancona -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Falconara airfield, Ancona |
| Falconara airfield |
Mosquito TA431/D: Took off at 02:54 hrs for Night low flying recco patrol over the Adriatic. 23/03/1945
On the night of 22/23 March 1945 F/Lt Pertwee (P) and F/Sgt Smith (NR) enjoyed success, this time causing the enemy aircraft to break up in mid-air before crashing on land. Various pieces of the Junkers Ju188 lodged in the Mosquito’s radiator; these were claimed by the pilot as a souvenir.
That put a stop to the mission over the Adriatic. Landing Ok in base at 04:05 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (116759) William Reginald PERTWEE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1420257) William Harold SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.255.org.uk/afterVEday.html
3.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 January 1943 | DZ228 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea 70 miles off the island of Malta |  |
w/o |
| 14 July 1943 | HJ724 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
w/o |
| 14 September 1943 | HJ765 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sigonella airfield, Siracusa, Sicily. | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2015 09:00 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 09-Jul-2015 11:48 | INV | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2015 12:07 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 07:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 22:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2023 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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