ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139120
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR403 |
| MSN: | YH-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1.5 miles east of Eurville-Bienville. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito LR403/U: Took off at 09:45 hrs for attack against a V-1 ramps in the Pas-de-Calais area. 29/02/1944
Missing from attack on V-1 site near Toty. Bad weather probably caused or contributed to the loss of the Mosquito LR403 . They encountered severe snowstorms and heavy icing on crossing the French coast after taking off from RAF Hunsdon. Crew were last seen at 3000ft in a snowstorm 1.5 mile east of Eurville.
Crew:
F/O (J/11560) Robert Wilgar OFFLER (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (155.161) Anthony Constantine John MANGO (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2011 00:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 17:31 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 12:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2021 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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