ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70687
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| Date: | Friday 16 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS913 |
| MSN: | SM-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Oue, west of Hadsund. -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito NS913/T: Took off at 09:00 hrs for Day Ranger mission to Denmark.16/06/1944
Crew NS913 took off together with a Mosquito piloted by W/Cdr “Bob” Braham on a Day Ranger to Denmark.
They crossed the Danish west coast at 10:34 hrs at low level and split up. Braham continued towards København while Herrick turned north towards Aalborg flying in the clouds at 600 metres. Their approach had been noticed by the Germans and fighters from Aalborg Ost were scrambled.
By accident Herrick was spotted as a shadow in the clouds while flying over a Fw 190 piloted by Lt. Robert Spreckels of 10./JG 11. Spreckles was based at Aalborg and had been in one of those aircrafts that was scrambled. Herrick appeared to feel fairly safe in the clouds and Spreckles followed him. When Spreckles had closed to about 10 metres he fired a short bust that set the Mosquito on fire. Herrick turned sharply left and by doing so came out of the clouds. Spreckles followed the Mosquito close and saw something drop from the aircraft before it crashed in a wood near Oue west of Hadsund.
Crew NS913 after shot down baled out but were too low.
Crew:
S/Ldr (33566) Michael James HERRICK DFC & bar (New Zealander serving with the RAF) (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (P.0862) Aleksander Marcin TURSKI (nav.) PAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944081.shtml
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 May 1944 | MM409 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Zaventem, Flemish Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 25 March 1945 | HR191 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai /Epinoy, Nord. |  |
non |
| 14 August 1945 | SZ982 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.113 Varrelbusch, Cloppenburg, Weser-Ems. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Dec-2009 08:14 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Nov-2011 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 19-Feb-2012 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 16:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2022 23:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2024 11:04 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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