ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164675
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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS504 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hameau Les Gaboureux, Lovettes, Ain. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito NS504: Took off for PR mission to on the Tours-Orléans-Sens-Lyon. 06/08/1944
Shot down by U.S. fighter-bombers accompanying. Crashed to the ground at a place called "Hameau des Gaboureaux" in the town of Loyettes (Ain).
Crew:
F/Lt (86330) John Stanley Jack TOWSEY (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (143.099) Richard John KINGHAM (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=4880
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 17:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 15:45 | J.Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2014 14:27 | Paco | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 05:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 10-May-2019 15:59 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2022 22:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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