ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70308
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ492 |
| MSN: | HS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito DZ492: Took off at 17:45 hrs for an Bombing operation against Bochum (Ger.). 09/11/1943
Hit by Flak and crash-landed at RAF Wyton. As the aircraft touched down, the tail assembly broke away from the fuselage.
Crew:
F/O (NZ412240) Robert Eric LEIGH (pilot) RNZAF: OK
P/O (148909) John HENDERSON (nav.) RAFVR: OK (NCO:749594 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Databas
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1943 | DZ430 | 109 Sqn RAF | 2 | Hartford, near RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England | |
w/o |
| 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 |
| 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 DZ492 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Dec-2009 10:57 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Dec-2009 12:23 | NePa | Updated |
| 06-Nov-2011 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 07-Jul-2014 07:48 | Pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Mar-2016 19:04 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 09:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 17:12 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2022 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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