ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164678
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS820 |
| MSN: | OM-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 20 miles south-east of Montmiral, Marne -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Sussex |
Mosquito NS820/P: Took off at 02:15 hrs. for a Night Intruder mission over France. 08/08/1944
Routh over Villiers-Fonteney-Tressigny-Chartonges-Sezanne-Somme Sous-Vitry Le Francois.
They were assigned to hit railway sidings and squadron logs suggest that the patrol members put a long stretch of about a mile long ablaze. Canadian records of the loss of pilot Taylor notes that their aircraft “was attacking enemy communications in northern France when it crashed into an electric pole (Taylor was known to be a bit of a daredevil flier and often flew lower than required) and burst into flames 20 miles south-east of Montmiral. Missing east of Paris.
Crew:
F/O (J/13398) Wilburn Macmilne TAYLOR (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (153221) Aston Karl AIKEN (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=3310
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 January 1945 | PZ258 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 6 March 1945 | RS533 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | 1/2 mile south of Marquette, Nord. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 18:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Aug-2014 20:45 | Paix | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 14:15 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 12-Dec-2021 22:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Nov-2023 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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