ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164584
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM419 |
| MSN: | OM-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seine Maritime. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito MM419/L: Took off at 18:20 hrs on a attack "Noball" sites (V1 weapons sites) at Hendiere. 25/04/1944
Crashed in flames during attack on V-1 site Heudibre, whilst attempting to pull out of a dive. The aircraft hit the ground and disintegrated.
Crew:
F/O ((J/21855) Keith Bayfield HADLEY (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (139.709) George CRABTREE (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
| 17 September 1944 | LR366 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | near the IJssel-ferry near Rheden, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 10 March 1945 | HR254 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Lüthorst, 18 km east of Holzminden |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2014 20:30 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Aug-2015 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2019 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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