ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70534
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM450 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay near Guidel, region Bretagne. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Essex |
Mosquito MM450: Took off at 01:30 hrs for night intruder to Lorient – Kerlin Bastard airfield. 06/06/1944
F/O Flight with P/O Mackins (MM437) and F/Lt Morriss with F/O Bolton set out on these Intruder support sorties. The latter did not return from the sortie they carried out on the Brittany airfield circuit. Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (121.327) John Edward MORRISS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (158.340) Joseph BOLTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/1945.htm
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 08:31 | NePa | Added |
| 27-Feb-2012 13:46 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 18:00 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2015 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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