ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70515
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX962 |
| MSN: | EG-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay, near Ile de Croix, Brittany. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito HX962/X: Took off at 10:30 hrs for a anti shipping patrol to Croix near Lorient. 01/12/1943
Hit the sea during attacks on the boats off Croix.
Crew:
S/Ldr (67614) Alan Sudbury CUSSENS (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (NZ415345) Hugh Munro MACKAY (nav.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2009 23:01 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Mar-2010 22:12 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2010 16:12 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2010 12:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:25 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 06:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 15-Feb-2012 13:03 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 12-Jun-2014 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2014 16:06 | Zoom | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 03-Feb-2019 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2021 10:21 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2021 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Feb-2024 08:37 | Antonio | Updated [Cn] |
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