ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78877
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1945 |
| Time: | 19:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 128 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM202 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 15,5 miles south-west of Zevenhuizen, Groningen. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
Mosquito MM202/V: Took off at 19:03 hrs for Night bombing mission to Berlin. 27/03/1945
Two Mosquitos (RV326 & MM202) collided en route to Berlin. Mosquito MM202 from below, 15.5 miles SW of Zevenhuizen, NL. Mosquito RV326 crashed and were both crew killed. 27/03/1945
Mosquito MM202/V he lost his starboard propellor, the starboard engine was set afire, and the aircraft did a half-spin.The pilot he put the Mosquito MM202 into a dive to extinguish the fire, in which he succeeded. However the plane suffered another serious damage which denied crew the opportunity to bailed out. Smith's damaged aircraft was able to return and they made a perfect landing at the emergency at RAF Woodbridge at 21:35hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ414352) Leicester George SMITH DFC (pilot) RNZAF - OK
W/O (972649) William LANE DFC (nav) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 128 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2010 06:57 | NEPA | Added |
| 10-Oct-2011 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2012 12:02 | cvvliet | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2014 17:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 16-May-2014 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Oct-2014 17:17 | Komes123 | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2017 12:58 | pietrzak | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 06-May-2019 15:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 11:30 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2021 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 10-May-2023 08:42 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
| 21-Dec-2023 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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