ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165392
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1944 |
| Time: | 03:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS902 |
| MSN: | OM-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS902/B: Took off at 02:45 hrs for mission to Mézidon, Normandy. 08/06/1944
40 minutes after takeoff, the VHS pilot announced that they were leaving the aircraft.
Missing presumed abandoned over Channel at 03:20 hrs 08/06/1944
Crew:
F/O (151.438) Denis Arthur LONG (pilot) RAFVR - baled out /killed
F/Sgt (1451013) Bernard Charles Gee ROBINSON (nav.) RAFVR - baled out /killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
3.https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2358775
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 1944 | LR384 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Lasham, Hampshire, England | |
min |
| 26 November 1944 | NT207 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | along the Oirschotsebaan, Oisterwijk, Noord-Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 28 January 1945 | PZ225 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy, Nord. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2014 09:51 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Sep-2014 07:50 | Earl | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2014 08:51 | Glock G19 | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Aug-2015 06:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 12:27 | cdmurray | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2022 15:48 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 16:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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