ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166265
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM586 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Advanced Landing Ground B.24 Saint-André-de-l'Eure -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.24 Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
Mosquito MM586: Took off at 20:45 hrs for Night Defensive Patrol.19/09/1944 Whilst on patrol were attacked by an enemy aircraft near Lille.
The plane was shot down and spun into ground. Crew were forced to bale out at 00:35 hrs. 20/09/1944
Their effort proved successful but F/Sgt Leslie damaged his foot and hat since been posted to hospital.
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/159942) J. LESLIE (pilot) RCAF - injured
F/Sgt (R/153315) C.K. THURGOOD (nav.) RCAF - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
Images:
AM Form 78 showing MM586 was a NF Mk XIII
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 12:10 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Aug-2015 22:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2015 18:50 | Lotos | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Nov-2015 14:46 | Tu160 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 07:32 | Next | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 23:14 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 23:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 23:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:21 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 26-Oct-2023 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Photo]] |
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