ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49039
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| Date: | Friday 9 March 1945 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | RS561 |
| MSN: | TH-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Putten, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Blackbushe, Hampshire |
Mosquito RS561/F: Took off at 21:07 hrs for an Night intruder mission to Osnabrück (Ger.). 09/03/1945
The aircraft was lost attacking V-1 sites in the Wesel-Osnabrueck-Hamm area. The plane was hit by enemy Flak and attempted crash landing while engulfed in flames. Crashed into house in village of Putten at 23:30 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/12051) George Ivan SHELDRICK (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/45220) Francis Joseph KLAPKEW (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
3.https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/9145
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2009 10:32 | NePa | Updated |
| 31-Jan-2010 00:09 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2015 12:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2018 08:03 | tachel | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2020 21:04 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 11:07 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jun-2022 15:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2022 13:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 14-Dec-2023 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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