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Date: | Sunday 13 August 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | NS984 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Nantes, Pays de la Loire. -
France
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mosquito NS984: Took off at 16:45 hrs for a Bombing Ranger mission over France. 13/08/1944
A bombing offensive operation to the Poitiers area was undertaken by F/O Ayton with F/Lt Dines, F/Lt Thacker with F/O Hall, and F/O Slade with F/O Heath. In the low level run over the-target which was an important railway junction. Mosquito NS984 was shot down. Crashed after attacking rail target probably due to own bombs on intruder mission.
Crew:
F/Lt (127.351) Edward Nelson SLADE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (152.936) Frank HEATH (nav.) RAFVR - 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
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