ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143857
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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR386 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Manche, Lower Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito LR386: Took off at 13:40 hrs for an attack against V-1 ramps at Bois Mègle. 05/02/1944
LR386 broke away from the rest of 21 Sqn's formation over the target. An aircraft from 464 Sqn joined on LR386 and followed it out of France and over The Channel. At that point, LR386 turned to a westerly heading until near Cherbourg where it turned due south, climbed to 1000 feet, and fired the colors of the day over the town. German flak opened up on LR386. The 464 Sqn crew reported seeing a black column of smoke where LR386 had gone down.
Crew:
F/Sgt (907048) James ANDERSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1426000) Geoffrey Thomas COX (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. 21 Sqdn ORB entry for 5 Feb 44
Images:
21 Sqn ORB entry for 5 Feb 44
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2012 11:15 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Aug-2015 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 09:51 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2015 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2021 22:16 | SD | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 10:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jun-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2022 06:17 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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