ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71764
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | FIU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ680 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chauny in the Aisne department in Picardy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito DZ680: Took off for Mahmoud Intruder sortie over France. 22/10/1943
Mosquito DZ680 (FIU RAF) they were attacked by a radar directed night-fighter RAF and lost.
They were attacked Mosquito HK118 (85 Sqn RAF) that was itself brought down by the resulting wreckage.
Both men evaded but Spedding was later betrayed by his helpers and captured. On 18 May 1944 George Staveley was brought from St Quentin and placed with M Navlet at Chauny. He stayed there until 3 June when the chief of the BOA requested he be placed with the maquis group at St Alcis.
Crew: (746 Sqdn FAA RN)
Lt (A) Horace Robinson "Bob" SPEDDING (pilot) RN - POW
Lt/Cdr (A) (2946) George S. STAVELEY (obs) RNVR - Ok escape
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 21:27 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Nov-2011 13:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2014 14:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2015 19:15 | Cliford | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 08-Jan-2022 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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