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| Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ691 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Denis-d'Orques, Sarthe, Pays-de-la-Loire, Basse-Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito DZ691: Took off at 19:27 hrs for Night Intruder operation to Tours and Chateaudun. 10/03/1943
Missing. Crashed at Saint Denis d'Orques.
Crew:
F/Lt (73008) Michael George OLLEY AFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (566487) Harry VIPOND (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2009 20:59 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jan-2012 00:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 26-Jun-2014 13:32 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Sep-2014 16:40 | INV | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Oct-2015 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:54 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 23-May-2019 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 04-Jan-2022 11:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2022 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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