ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71735
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ726 |
| MSN: | TW-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
| RAF Wittering |
Mosquito DZ726/Z: Took off for AI exercise/Training Airborne Intercept over North Sea nr Cromer. 16/05/1944
After take-off and just one communication with control, nothing was seen or heard of them again.
Crew:
F/O (150388) John Peter WATKINS (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1388782 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 July, 1943)
F/Sgt (1154981) Thomas PANTRY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1944 | DZ726 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 6 July 1944 | DZ310 | 141 Sqn RAF | 1 | 1km south of Wattan, Pas-de-Calais, 9 km NNW of St-Omer. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 11:10 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:19 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 08:13 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2014 19:06 | Erectus | Updated [Location] |
| 20-Oct-2014 13:29 | Faun | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 18:06 | Paix | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 15:59 | Roup dot comma | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2021 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 19:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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