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| Date: | Saturday 20 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4060 |
| MSN: | (c/n 98011) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bergen. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito W4060: Took off at 10:35 hrs for a PR mission over Bergen and Stavanger. 20/02/1943
Failed to return. The cause of their loss is not clear, but both were killed, near Bergen.
Crew:
W/O (R/92679) David O'NEIL (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (629806) Alfred David LUCKYER (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2009 23:18 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Dec-2009 02:05 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2011 02:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jul-2014 15:00 | Tailor | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Dec-2018 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Dec-2021 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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