ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71466
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 January 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ616 |
| MSN: | AZ-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dry Drayton near RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DZ616/G: Takeoff at 01:23 hrs. for mission to Berlin. 05/01/1944
Crashed close to RAF Bourn soon after take-off from RAF Oakington where the squadron was based.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.406352) Francis Felix FAHEY AFM (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Lt (Aus.400322) Stanley Charles HICKS (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DZ616
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1945 | DZ611 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England | |
min |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ616 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2010 10:05 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Sep-2010 23:36 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2011 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 12:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Jul-2014 12:55 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2014 15:14 | INV | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2015 19:57 | L Hovland | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 04-Apr-2016 09:06 | J.Cryer | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 09:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 01-Sep-2021 11:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:21 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 22-Feb-2022 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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