ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70931
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 July 1942 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DK295 |
| MSN: | GB-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Altwettener woods, Kevelaer, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk |
Mosquito DK295/P: Takeoff at 17:40 hrs to bomb the Krupps works at Essen. 28/07/1942
Missing. Claim Uffz. Karl Bugaj 11./JG 1 at 6238/ 05 Ost: North Sea at 19:50 hrs west of Kevelaer (Essen).
Crew:
F/O (Aus.402176) Frank Watson WEEKES (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (47905) Frank Arthur HURLEY (obs.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/15874
4. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=61219&highlight=Bugaj
5. Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 1942 | DK296 | 105 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk, England. |  |
min |
| 6 September 1942 | DK322 | 105 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Tourinnes-la-Grosse, 11km SSE of Leuven, Flemish Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 27 January 1943 | DK336 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | near RAF stn Shipdham, 4miles SSW of East Dereham, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DK295 was a B Mk IV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 10:08 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2011 06:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Apr-2011 02:19 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2014 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 09:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 27-Jan-2018 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2018 22:13 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2018 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 06:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-May-2020 15:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase] |
| 27-Jul-2021 20:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 30-Aug-2021 13:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 30-Aug-2021 16:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2021 20:13 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2021 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 20:22 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Damage, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2022 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2022 14:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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