ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70537
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 December 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ656 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay, west of Lorient, Brittany. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito HJ656: Took off at 09:55 hrs for Instep patrol over the Vizcaya Gulf. 01/12/1943
Involved in a fight with eight Junkers Ju88. Dived into sea, shot down by revenge fire Ju88 from the ZG.1.
Crew:
P/O (53669) William Alexander ROBERTSON (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (161.487) Geoffrey Harold SPANTON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.abcc.org.ar/memorial
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 09:28 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Dec-2009 10:17 | NePa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:27 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 08:30 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:13 | King T. | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Nov-2015 07:51 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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