ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70304
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| Date: | Thursday 8 April 1943 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ430 |
| MSN: | HS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hartford, near RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DZ430: Tookoff at 22:02 hrs for an operation against Duisburg (Ger.) 08/04/1943
Crashed almost immediately after take-off from RAF Wyton at 22:05 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (117425) John WALKER (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1217600 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 June, 1942)
F/O (J/6665) Charles Daniel McKENNA (obs) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1943 | DZ425 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | Little Friars, Thornes, 1 mile WNW of Swaffham, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 22 October 1943 | DZ434 | 109 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Bourne, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1943 | DZ492 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
| 7 January 1944 | DZ435 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Narborough, 6miles north-west of Swaffham, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 6 May 1944 | ML958 | 109 Sqn RAF | 2 | Herkenbosch - Melick, Limburg. |  |
w/o |
| 18 June 1944 | ML900 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | St.Neots, near RAF stn Little Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
| 27 December 1944 | ML961 | 109 Sqn RAF | 1 | Keent, 3km south of Weert, Limburg. | |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ430 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2009 09:59 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:32 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 20:08 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2014 16:44 | Siczak | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 10:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2021 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2022 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:23 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2022 22:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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