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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | W4067 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Walcheren, Zeeland. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Heston, Middlesex |
Mosquito W4067: Took off for PR mission over the Norwegian coast /to Bergen and Stavanger. 27/07/1942
Shot down by German Navy AA. Crashed into North Sea off Walcheren. There is a claim by Uffw Josef Gruber 1/JG5 (Bergen-Stavanger).
Crew:
F/O (84331) Patrick Cambell SAYCE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (994179) George Thomas THORNTON (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1 PRU RAF
3.Luftwaffe Claims 1942
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 07:15 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Jan-2010 21:21 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2011 06:06 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2014 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 07:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 21-Feb-2018 20:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Feb-2018 20:14 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 22-Feb-2018 20:44 | Red Dragon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2018 17:50 | harro | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2018 13:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jan-2019 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 27-Jul-2021 20:49 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Apr-2022 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 15-Jul-2022 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Oct-2022 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
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