ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144075
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| Date: | Friday 23 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM447 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bazouges-sur-le-Loir. 6km west of Boom, region of Pays de la Loire. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito MM447: Took off at 10:55 hrs for Day Rangers mission to Saumur. 23/06/1944
F/O Bryant with F/O Battle and F/Lt Lindsay with P/O Brodie, shot up a number of railway targets. From these targets the flak was far from comfortable, and F/O Bryant and F/O Battle were shot down. Nothing was heard of their fate. Crashed. at Grand Luce, NW of La Fleche.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.410624) Alfred Campbell BRIANT (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (Aus.426250) James Joseph BATTLE (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/1945.htm
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 02:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Mar-2014 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 09:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2022 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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