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| Date: | Sunday 20 December 1942 |
| Time: | 12:42 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ381 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Marham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham |
Mosquito DZ381: Took off at 08:52hrs for Bombing raid to Meppen. 20/12/1942
During flight damaged by AA fire. Crash on landing at 12:42 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/8793) John Henry BROWN (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (116.772) Francis Edward HAY (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ381 was a B Mk IV, click on Source #1 to confirm. There was no Mosquito DK381
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2019 21:10 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 30-Aug-2021 14:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 30-Sep-2021 11:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Oct-2021 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:40 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Photo, ] |
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