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| Date: | Saturday 3 April 1943 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ380 |
| MSN: | XD-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chemin d'Hericamp, Houdain-lez-Bavay, département du Nord. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ380/X: Took off at 18:15 hrs for mission to Aulnoye. 03/04/1943
Missing. The Mossie was shot down by two Fw 190A. Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Mackenstedt of the 6./JG 26 was credited with the victory. The 6. Staffel was based at Vitry-en-Artois airfield at that time.
Crew:
F/O (119014) William Oliver PEACOCK (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1007387 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942)
Sgt (996559) Raymond Charles SAUNDERS (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3898
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ380 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2010 11:08 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Jul-2014 14:04 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 14-Mar-2019 08:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:44 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Sep-2021 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 13-Sep-2021 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:23 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 15-Apr-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2022 16:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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