ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72904
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 November 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 456 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HK357 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HK357: Took off at 22:00 hrs for operational patrol led by GCI Durrington. 06/11/1944
Missing on sector 25 in English Channel off the French coast from 00:30 hrs. 07/11/1944
Crew:
Lt. (O.????) Everett Merton WOODWARD (pilot) USMC/USNR - killed
Ens. (US.????) Walter G. MADDEN (nav.) USMC/USNR - killed
They were two of four USMC/Navy aviators on secondment with 456 Squadron.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 456 Sqdn RAAF
3.US Navy Directory of Casualties.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2010 10:58 | NePa | Added |
| 27-Jul-2011 08:28 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 13:32 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 11:52 | DB | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Sep-2015 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2019 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2019 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2020 17:03 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2021 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Nov-2021 10:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2023 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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