ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143806
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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | LR270 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lessay, on the west coast of the Cherbourg peninsula -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito LR270: Took off at 14:36 hrs for day intruder mission to Rennes and Toulouse. 09/03/1944
Missing. Crashed near Lessay, on the west coast of the Cherbourg peninsula.
Crew:
W/Cdr (C/1376) Richard James BENNELL DFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (131833) Francis SHIELD DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2012 13:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Oct-2014 15:03 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 12:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2019 17:34 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Apr-2019 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2021 23:12 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-May-2022 09:20 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2023 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [[Date, Narrative, Operator]] |
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