ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142320
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1944 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX917 |
| MSN: | EG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Donnemain-St-Mamès, 4km north-west of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island Hampshire |
Mosquito HX917/E: Took off for a night intruder mission over France. 05/07/1944
Mosquito HX917 brought down in flames near the village of Donnemain-St-Mamès, 4km NW of Châteaudun, the Mosquito passing low over the village before it crashed. Both crew died when their parachutes failed to deploy in time, and are buried at Donnemain-St-Mamès.
Crew:
W/O (NZ403484) Bryan WARD (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/Sgt (1529486) Frederick Allen READ (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 487 Sqdn RNZAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | HX864 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - sea off Dutch coast. |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1944 | NS979 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Westerschelde estuary, Zeeland. | |
w/o |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 7 April 1945 | SZ990 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Advanced Landing Ground B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre, Picardy region. | |
w/o |
| 25 April 1945 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Soltau, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2012 02:41 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 02:43 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Aug-2015 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2019 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 04-May-2019 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 01-Jun-2021 20:57 | Yelush | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jul-2022 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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