ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164599
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | NT129 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Metairie, Hamlet Balagny-sur-Aunette, 30 miles north-east of Paris. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Sussex |
Mosquito NT129: Took off at 01:07 hrs for night intruder mission. 21/06/1944
Mosquito they were employing new tactics of carrying two bundles of flares and two bombs and illuminating their own targets. The main targets for the crews were road and railway junctions behind the enemy lines to the north and west of Paris, with the objective of disrupting the movement of troops and supplies.
Mosquito NT129 crashed near the hamlet of Balagny-sur-Aunette, about 30 miles NE of Paris. 21/06/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (45053) John Langham MARTIN (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (992108) Haydn Llewelyn MORGAN (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3950
3.ORB 464 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2014 10:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Aug-2015 16:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2016 19:07 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:48 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2021 09:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Nov-2021 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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