ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200152
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 March 1945 |
| Time: | 20:56 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM145 |
| MSN: | 8K-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Oakington |
21- March -1945
571 Squadron (20 Mosquitoes), target Berlin. Berlin was the night target for the Mosquitoes and this was the heaviest attack yet made by the Light Night Striking Force. Two attacks were planned, and 571 Sqdn detailed fourteen crews to the first attack – zero hour 21:20 hrs. There was no cloud over the city; markers ,which were considered to be between the river and Templehof, were used by all crews for bombing runs.
Mosquito MM145/W: Took off at 19:15hrs. for mission over Berlin. 21/03/1945
Returned early with engine trouble after jettisoning the cookie. Landing at 20:56 hrs.
The remaining crews bombed successfully. To the second attack 571 Sqdn detailed six crews, all of whom bombed the primary. Marking was very thin and no special results were observed, although one crew reported fires burning in the target before opening of the raid.
Crew:
W/O (NZ411565) Alfred Bruce CLARKE (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/Sgt (1063934) Alexander Collie BEATON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
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| 8 November 1944 | ML145 | 571 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2017 15:54 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2018 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Oct-2021 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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