ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164601
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| Date: | Monday 3 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 256 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK399 |
| MSN: | JT-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bourg Saint Christophe and Faramans (Ain). -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alghero airfield, Sassari (I) |
Mosquito HK399/D: Took off for intruder mission to Lyon. 03/07/1944
Missing. The aircraft was shot down by enemy flak.
Crew:
W/O (NZ415751) Thomas David de RENZY (pilot) RNZAF - injured POW
W/O (NZ416214) Rex Frederick COTTRELL (nav.) RNZAF - killed after bailing out
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://calm.sopixi.fr/files/1944-2014-70ans-calm-1.pdf
3.ORB 256 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2014 13:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:29 | franco chiesa | Updated [Location, Photo, ] |
| 03-Jul-2014 11:17 | ABBA | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 11:48 | Shout | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 14-Sep-2016 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 09:21 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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