ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70287
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| Date: | 24-APR-1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Squadron Royal Air Force (109 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | LR508 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
| B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B) |
Mosquito LR508: Took off at 22:13 hrs for intruder mission over airfield Schleissheim. 24/04/1945
Homebound, the crew diverted to B.58 Brussels-Melsbroek but missed the approach. Attempted an overshoot to go round again, pulled up too steeply, stalled and dived into the ground.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ415706) John Trevor McGREAL DFC (pilot) RNZAF - killed
P/O (187095) Thomas LYNN DFC DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1575011 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 December, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=109
3. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2009 09:39 | NePa | Added |
| 22-Nov-2011 07:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2012 00:16 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2013 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 15:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 07:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:51 | Next | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2021 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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