ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71761
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DZ683 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
| RAF West Malling |
Mosquito DZ683: Took off at 00:05 hrs for Night Intruder mission over France. 18/05/1943
Route: Base -BEACHY HD-VEULETIE-R.SEINE-nr. NANTES-ECROSNES airfield. Damaged by concentrated light flak at Écrosnes. Steered N-hit R.SEINE at CAUDEBEC, came out at VEULETTE and LITTLEHAMPTON. Landfall at base. Crashed on landing at base at 02:00 hrs. 18/05/1943
Port tyre hit by flak. Compass had error of 40 °. Port main tanks lost all contents.
Crew:
P/O (J/16495) Cameron Fraser GREEN (pilot) RCAF - Ok
Sgt (1391176) Edward George WHITE (obs) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 21:27 | NePa | Added |
| 01-Nov-2011 03:59 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 07-Jun-2014 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 19:25 | SIS07 | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 17:54 | Lotos | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2015 08:42 | SIS07 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2019 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2021 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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