ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19578
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD779 |
| MSN: | VI-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Champignol-les-Mondeville, Aube, 11 km SSW of Bar-sur-Aube. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito DD779/M: Took off at 23:33hrs for bomber support mission over Mailly-le-Camp and Montdidier. 03/05/1944
Damaged by flak and crashed at Champignol-les-Mondeville. 04/05/1944
Crew:
P/O (169067) Peter Lister JOHNSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1237469 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 February, 1944)
P/O (171701) Mervyn HOPKINS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1601041 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 March, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.histavia21.net/HISTAV2/AUBECRASH.htm
3.ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2008 12:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Aug-2009 11:35 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated |
| 02-Feb-2010 00:02 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2014 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 05:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 10:33 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 22:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 19:45 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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