ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 90269
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| Date: | 10-MAY-1944 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Mosquito PR.Mk.IX |
| Operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR421 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Aspangberg, 35 km SW Wiener Neustadt -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Photographic reconnaissance to München, Germany. Likely shot down by Maj. Horst Carganico of I./JG 5.
Crew:
F/O ( Aus409709) Jack Hector IRWIN (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (151.395) Leopold MOODY (nav) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&om=4978&forum=DCForumID6
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2011 07:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Dec-2011 09:48 | Uliu Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2011 01:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 08-Jan-2012 08:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 09-Jan-2012 05:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 16-Jan-2013 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
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