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| Date: | Wednesday 10 March 1943 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ469 |
| MSN: | XD-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 45 km north of Bayeux, Calvados, Lower Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ469/J: Took off at 17:10 hrs for a Bombing Raid The Renault factory Le Mans. 10/03/1943
Missing. Shot down by Me109 Ltn. Karl von der Lieres und Wilkau: 3./JG 27
Crew:
S/Ldr (44775) Robert Beck BAGGULEY DFC (pilot) RAF: Killed (NCO:564549 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 November, 1940)
F/Lt (44407) Charles Kenneth HAYDEN DFC (obs) RAF: Killed (NCO:513240 Commission Gazetted : Friday 13 September, 1940)
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
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2010 06:58 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 18-Jul-2014 14:18 | R.Giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 06:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 10-Oct-2015 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 02-Mar-2019 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2019 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 30-Sep-2021 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-May-2022 06:07 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 12-Oct-2022 07:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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