ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164663
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT131 |
| MSN: | EG-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cayenne near Avord Airfield, Cher. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Sussex |
Mosquito NT131/D: Took off at 00:10 hrs for night intruder mission. 05/07/1944
Missing. Shot down by German AA fire Avord airfield. An Mosquito caught fire and crashed near Avord airfield.
Crew:
F/O (NZ415733) Ronald Charles Ostend BEAZER (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (171.863) Andrew White MUNRO (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2660
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 December 1943 | HX966 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | in front of Cabot Norit Nederland B.V. plant, Klazienaveen, Drenthe. |  |
w/o |
| 4 December 1944 | LR335 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | ????. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 08:35 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Aug-2015 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2019 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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