ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164680
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| Date: | Friday 11 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT126 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Breux-sur-Avre - Aerosteles. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito NT126: Took off at 22:20 hrs for night intruder mission over the Chartres-Dreux-L'Aigle-Domfront area. 10/08/1944
Missing. Damaged by Flak de Tillieres sur Avre amd crash Breux-sur-Avre - Aerosteles on 11/08/1944
Crew:
F/O (149.822) Robert Simon COHEN DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (658425) Peter George DEAVES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
According to the testimony of the navigator John WICK flying on the Mosquito PZ194 of 613 Sqdn, his pilot targeted a German train parked near the station of Tillières-sur-Avre.
In search of targets, F/O COHEN asked by radio if there was activity in the sector and the navigator WICK answered favorably. F/O COHEN with his teammate then took the direction of Tillières-sur-Avre in order to attack a second time the German train spotted by F/O WICK.
However, between the two attacks, the German soldiers had time to reorganize and the Flak located on the heights of Tillières-sur-Avre was again operational. When the Mosquito NT106 arrived over the city, it was immediately targeted by the Flak. Mortally hit, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed at Breux-sur-Avre.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3310
3.http://forcedlanding.pagesperso-orange.fr/deaves.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 18:45 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Aug-2015 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2019 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2022 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Operator] |
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