ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51152
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| Date: | Friday 10 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:22 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX975 |
| MSN: | EG-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Linderflier, south of Vroomshoop, Overijssel. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk |
Mosquito HX975/O: Took off at 12:47 hrs for sweep mission to Rutenbrúck, NW Germany. 10/12/1943
Damaged by flak. Hit tree crashlanding in an area locally known as Lindeflier, south of Vroomshoop, 2 km south-east of Den Ham. at 14:22hrs. 10/12/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (656406) Thomas MAIR (pilot) RAF - killed
W/O (751684) Kenneth Leslie Owen BLOW DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
3.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3188
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1944 | HP931 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | near Metz, Moselle department, Grand Est region. |  |
w/o |
| 11 April 1945 | TA113 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Nov-2009 11:06 | NePa | Updated |
| 25-Dec-2009 10:17 | NePa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2010 17:26 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2010 12:56 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2010 12:58 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 02-May-2010 13:00 | angels one five | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jul-2011 03:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2012 07:52 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2015 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2018 21:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2018 09:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 23:03 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2022 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2022 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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