ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164602
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS886 |
| MSN: | OM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tours, the Centre-Val de Loire region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS886(Q: Took off at 23:20 hrs for night offensive patrol on enemy road movements in the Orleans-Tours area /Le Mans. 04/07/1944
The weather was very good with bright moonlight and thin stratus cloud varying between 1000/3000 feet. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. Missing.
Lost near Tours at 01:00 hrs 05/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (Aus.412832) Hector Scott Keable ROSS (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (137.152) Jack Roland GREEN (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z005_1.pdf
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 April 1945 | PZ241 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. | |
non |
| 11 April 1945 | NT128 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2014 14:30 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Aug-2014 13:32 | Paix | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 06:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2019 21:48 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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