ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50225
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 August 1944 |
| Time: | 17:33 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM355 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Westgat (Marsdiep tide-race), west of Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito MM355: Takeoff at 16:30 hrs for a PR mission to Den Helder. 21/08/1944
The aircraft was shot down by Marine Flak. Crashed at 17:33 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (126.761) Thomas Robert JENKINS (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/Sgt (1580354) Dennis DAWSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
3.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2009 01:46 | NePa | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2011 13:58 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2014 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:09 | MiG21 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 13:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2018 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2019 07:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2019 13:17 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Nov-2020 18:05 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 08:36 | Norton | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 08:36 | Norton | Updated [Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2021 11:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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