ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182266
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | 23:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM749 |
| MSN: | RA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Venlo, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.48 Amiens/Glisy (F) |
| B.48 Amiens/Glisy |
Mosquito MM749: Took off at 20:55 hrs for Night Patrol. 06/10/1944
The crew forced a Bf 110 into the ground near Venlo at 23:20 hrs. The Mosquito suffered engine damage from the German rear gunner. F/Lt Hargrove quickly put out the fire by means of the extinguishers, as F/Lt Plumer continued to press home his attack. The engagement ended with the destruction of the enemy aircraft.
Pilot afterwards flew his damaged aircraft to an base and landed it safely at 00:05 hrs. 07/10/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (J/10802) Benjamin Erwin PLUMER DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Lt (J/9132) William Warren HARGROVE DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1943 | DZ292 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Acklington, Northumberland, England |  |
min |
| 17 May 1943 | DD713 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire, England. | |
non |
| 16 September 1943 | HJ827 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 2 | Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, Haute-Normandie. |  |
w/o |
| 30 November 1943 | DD641 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
min |
| 10 December 1943 | HJ944 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England | |
min |
| 10 February 1944 | HK523 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England | |
min |
| 31 July 1944 | MM449 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 3 August 1944 | MM501 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
min |
| 6 August 1944 | HK521 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
min |
| 7 August 1944 | HK430 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
min |
| 11 August 1944 | MM762 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
min |
| 19 August 1944 | MM762 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 24 August 1944 | MM760 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 24 August 1944 | MM743 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 24 August 1944 | MM737 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 28 August 1944 | MM786 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England | |
non |
| 28 August 1944 | MM749 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England | |
non |
| 11 April 1945 | MM789 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Dec-2015 17:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Dec-2015 17:42 | Gloug | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2015 09:09 | Koumes | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2015 09:17 | Giggs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2019 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2021 09:53 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2021 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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