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| Date: | Tuesday 16 March 1943 |
| Time: | 19:29 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ497 |
| MSN: | XD-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | dunes 1.2 km south of Den Hoorn, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ497/Q: Take off at 16:50 hrs for mission to Paderborn. 16/03/1943
Shot down by Marineflak 11./808 at 19:29hrs.
Crew:
P/O (NZ411989) Peter John Dickson McGEEHAN DFM (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (119221) Reginald Charles MORRIS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1222695 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.139 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ497 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2009 11:45 | NePa | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:42 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 07-Jul-2014 18:38 | MiG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 08:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2018 10:10 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2018 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Sep-2018 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2019 07:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 02-Nov-2020 15:51 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator, ] |
| 01-Sep-2021 08:35 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 12:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 18:16 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 07:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 18-Jun-2022 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2022 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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