ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137801
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MM427 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sonsbeck-Hamb -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito MM427: Took off at 22:55 hrs for night intruder mission over Germany. 02/12/1944
Was one of 13 aircraft from the squadron detailed to carry out night intruder operations and bomb and strafe road and rail junctions in the Rotterdam-Veale-Wesel-Ruhr areas.
Mosquito MM427 was damaged by enemy flak fire SE of Hamb.
Crashed near Sonsbeck-Hamb, around 00:30 hrs. 03/12/1944
Crew:
P/O (183388) Glyn WILLIAMS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1494694) John DUNN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 464 Sqdn RAAF
3.CWGC
4.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2011 13:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Sep-2011 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 17:01 | HB | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 19:42 | Don Diego | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 04-Sep-2015 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Sep-2021 17:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Nov-2021 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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