ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165526
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 8th CCU USAAF |
| Registration: | NS593 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Plantlünne airfield, Lünne, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Stn 376 |
Mosquito NS593 (8th Combat Camera Unit Eighth USAAF) :
Took off at 15:00 hrs for Photo Recco mission to Nijmegen-Eindhoven area. 18/09/1944.
Missing - Failed to return. Mosquito was hit by enemy machine-gun fire and pilot was blinded by searchlights causing him to crash. Crashed on Plantlunne airfield (Ger.) 18/09/1944.
Crew:
Capt. (O.886173) Robert A. 'Bob' TUNNELL (pilot) USAAF - killed
S/Sgt (US.6995337) John G. 'Buddie' CUNNEY (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://usaafdata.com/q=search&page=1691
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2014 14:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Aug-2014 19:48 | wilbur | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 14:32 | Jixon | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Apr-2015 12:24 | AlLah | Updated [Location, Country, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2019 19:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 21:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2021 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2023 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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