ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144519
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| Date: | Thursday 13 April 1944 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR416 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Abingdonat 2 miles of RAF stn Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito LR416: Took off at 09:50 hrs. for mission to Munich. 13/04/1944
Escape hatch came off lost wing recovering from dive RAF Kingston Bagpuize. Failure and return to base at 10:30 hrs. Crashed near Abingdonat at 11:10 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/23033) Charles Cyril DREW AFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
Sgt (1294047) Joseph Israel SHAER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2012 09:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 17:30 | Next | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:21 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2016 06:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-May-2019 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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