ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166252
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM231 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Holdorf and Meetzen, Mecklenburg county, 30 km SE of Luebeck -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito MM231: Took off at 11:55 hrs for PR mission over Hamburg, Lubeck, Parchim. 18/09/1944
Claim by Ltn. Joachim Weber of Ekdo.262. The plane crashed at 15:07hrs between Holdorf and Meetzen (Mecklenburg county, 30 km SE of Luebeck)
Crew:
F/O (126596) Geoffrey Colin Devas HUNTER DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (141154) John FIELDEN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 544 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 08:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2014 14:33 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 13:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2023 21:48 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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