ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144272
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ632 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Upwood |
Mosquito DZ632: Took off at 22:35 hrs for bombing mission over Cologne. 19/05/1944
Hit by Flak over the target area. Navigator was hit in the heart by a piece of flak and killed.
A very difficult return was effected by pilot, without the aid of a navigator. 20/05/1944
Crew:
F/O (130125) Reginald James WRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1270902 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 October, 1942)
F/Lt (69435) Albert Edwaeds MEADOWS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
3. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2012 02:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Jul-2014 14:01 | Depa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2018 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:31 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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