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| Date: | Thursday 18 March 1943 |
| Time: | 17:01 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk VIII |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ364 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 km south-east of Amiens, Somme département. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito DZ364: Took off at 13:35 hrs for PR mission to Brux Vienne. 18/03/1943
Crashed 8 km south-east of Amiens at 17:01 hrs
Crew:
F/Sgt (1387822) Michael Magnus Vere CUSTANCE (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (1092622) Robert Edward SMART (obs) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
3.WO344/291/2
4.WO344/81
5.POW list
6.Flak claim via BArch RL 5/1452
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2009 11:30 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:46 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2014 13:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2014 14:56 | Rata | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2014 20:35 | Koumes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 30-Sep-2014 16:23 | Giggs | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Dec-2018 09:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 30-Dec-2021 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator, ] |
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