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| Date: | Sunday 28 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ522 |
| MSN: | GB-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ522/W: Takeoff for mission to Liege to bomb the John Cockerill Steel Works. 28/03/1943
Missing. Cause of loss and crash-site not established.
Crew:
Sgt (1232161) George Kenneth LEIGHTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1537059) Thomas Noel CHADWICK (obs) RAFVR - killed
See source 4 for general information and links.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3. https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3897
4. https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/216543/
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ522 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 12:00 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2010 12:13 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jul-2014 13:55 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2015 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Dec-2015 19:00 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Damage, ] |
| 31-Aug-2021 15:30 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 19:25 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Photo, ] |
| 31-Jan-2025 14:54 | Richard | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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