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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1943 |
| Time: | 14:42 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ463 |
| MSN: | XD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Norwegian coast. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| Knaben - Molybdenum Mine |
Took off from RAF Marham at 18:58.
Possible claim by Uffz Schmid 7/JG1 - 6958i Sea off Norwegian Coast: 50m at 14:42
Crew
Pilot: 116940 Fg Off Arthur Norman Bulpitt - Egersund Churchyard Norway Plot A Row 6 Grave 1.
Navigator: 1392604 Sgt Kenneth Alfred Amond - Runnymede Memorial Panel 140.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ463 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2010 12:53 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jan-2012 04:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 29-Jul-2012 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Jul-2014 14:15 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 13-Oct-2018 05:37 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jan-2022 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 18:10 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 03-Mar-2022 08:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 29-May-2022 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Oct-2022 07:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2025 05:19 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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