Date:	Friday 30 October 1942
Time:	14:20
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:	105 Sqn RAF
Registration:	DK316
MSN:	GB-J
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Californiëstraat Den Helder, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Marham, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito DK316/J: Took off at 11:48 hrs for Daylight mission to Lingen-Ems. 30/10/1942
Missing. Shot down by Flak. Crashed at 14:20 hrs.
Crew:
Sgt (1381056) Edward Leon SIMON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (655642) Thomas Whiteley BALMFORTH (obs) RAFVR - killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.http://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/item2.php?SGLO=T1893
4.CWGC

Mosquito Production list showing DK316 was a B Mk IV

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
18-Nov-2009 04:17	NePa	Updated
05-Feb-2012 14:38	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
16-Jun-2014 11:45	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ]
22-Jul-2015 12:37	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
12-Apr-2016 11:20	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
27-Oct-2017 19:44	TigerTimon	Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
28-Oct-2017 07:29	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
09-Sep-2018 17:36	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
30-Oct-2020 20:16	TigerTimon	Updated [Other fatalities, ]
21-Jan-2021 15:16	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Operator, ]
30-Aug-2021 14:18	TigerTimon	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ]
02-Sep-2021 20:36	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ]
12-Jan-2022 21:47	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator, ]
14-Feb-2022 18:12	grapeshot418	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ]
30-Oct-2022 07:49	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
22-Sep-2024 05:40	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ]