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| Date: | Thursday 18 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ420 |
| MSN: | XD-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | L'Anfresne, Vengeons, Sourdeval, Manche département. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ420/F: Took off at 16:30 hrs for a mission over Tours. 18/02/1943
Missing. Crashed north-west of Tours at Vengeons, about 8 km south-south-west of Vire in France.
Crew:
F/Sgt (655615) Frederick Alfred BUDDEN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1245949) Frank MORRIS (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 139 Sqn RAF
3. https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3893
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ420 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2010 10:50 | NePa | Added |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Jul-2014 13:00 | giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:37 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 02-Sep-2021 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jan-2022 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 18:10 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
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