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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ371 |
| MSN: | XD-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ371/A: Takeoff at 11:21 hrs for mission to Eindhoven 06/12/1942.
Hit by flak, crashed in the North Sea off Den Helder returning from mission to Eindhoven.
Crew:
F/O (J/9136) John Earl O'GRADY (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1233715) George William LEWIS (obs.) RAFVR - killed
The Luftwaffe fighter pilot Heinz Knocke claimed a Mosquito shot down on this date and in this location. It was his third kill.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ371 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2010 11:07 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 03:57 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2016 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 05:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2021 17:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:52 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Sep-2021 21:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 31-Oct-2021 09:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:33 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 05-May-2022 19:24 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 29-May-2022 10:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 21-Nov-2022 18:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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