ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71854
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| Date: | Monday 30 October 1944 |
| Time: | 12:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ640 |
| MSN: | AZ-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea, off Dutch coast. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito DZ640/U: Took off at 11:01 hrs for mission to Walcheren island, the Netherlands. 30/10/1944
Believed target indicator exploded in bomb bay and that they were baling out into the sea.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ404472) Anthony Garwyth ST.JOHN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (J/17187) La Verne John DICK (nav.) RCAF - 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=DZ640
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 December 1944 | DZ461 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England |  |
min |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ640 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 12:19 | NePa | Added |
| 13-Nov-2010 04:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Dec-2011 03:46 | nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 17:35 | MiG17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2015 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2018 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 08-Sep-2021 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 21:25 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 24-Jun-2022 21:52 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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