ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50212
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ161 |
| MSN: | 3P-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between the Dalweg and Talmalaan roads at Soest, prov. of Utrecht. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ161: Took off at 00:20 hrs for an intruder operation against Soesterberg airfield. 28/08/1944
The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.
Crew:
W/O (1219050) Ernest SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed,
Sgt (1399617) John Edward HARLING (nav.) RAFVR - killed,
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. Source: Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945.
3. ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
4. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3953&date=&location.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1944 | NS895 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Deelen airfield, Gelderland | |
w/o |
| 1 May 1944 | NS847 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | 2 km northeast of Bazel, Kruibeke, East Flanders. |  |
w/o |
| 11 May 1944 | NS932 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | Westelijke Kanaaldijk near Wemeldinge, Zeeland. | |
w/o |
| 11 May 1944 | NS929 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | Oosterschelde estuary off Kats, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 13 May 1944 | DZ638 | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF | 2 | sea am Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog |  |
w/o |
| 6 June 1944 | NS950 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | Bergse Maas near Dussen and Hank; Noord-Brabant. | |
w/o |
| 4 September 1944 | PZ163 | 515 Sqn RAF | 0 | Dutch part of the Dollard Bay, Groningen prv. | |
w/o |
| 16 September 1944 | PZ184 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | 5 km north of Achmer airfield, Bramsche, Niedersachsen. | |
w/o |
| 18 September 1944 | NS962 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | Plantlünne airfield, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 21 November 1944 | PZ344 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | Walbeck, Geldern, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 19 March 1945 | NS957 | 515 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Ciney, 14 km east-north-east of Dinant, Namur. | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2009 01:46 | NePa | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2013 08:29 | fritzelblitz | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2014 07:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2014 16:09 | MiG15 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2020 09:40 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2020 09:43 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2021 10:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 11:50 | Don Diego | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2021 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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