Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI LR257,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143776
 
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Date:Friday 25 August 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:107 Sqn RAF
Registration: LR257
MSN: OM-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Vergetot, 14 miles north-east of Le Havre. -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lasham, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito LR257/F: Took off at 23:38 hrs for a Night Intruder mission to Rouen. 24/08/1944
Missing. Crashed 14 miles north of Le Havre at Vergetot. 25/08/1944
Crew:
W/O (J/10141) Lynn Harold ROGERS (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/Sgt (1434994) Herbert Beaumont POUNDER (nav.) RAFVR - killed


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
10 September 1944 NT228 107 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Friston, Sussex, England w/o
4 April 1945 TA118 107 Sqn RAF 0 Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Feb-2012 13:47 Nepa Added
04-Jun-2014 15:56 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
16-Aug-2015 10:02 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
07-Sep-2018 05:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
02-Apr-2019 18:51 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
09-Sep-2021 09:53 Angel dick one five Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Sep-2021 10:35 Next Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator]
17-Feb-2022 21:55 Nepa Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]

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