ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17455
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT182 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near St. Valery-En-Caux, near Mézidon, Normandie. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito NT182: Too off at 01:00 hrs for a night mission "Overlord" over Normandy. 21/06/1944
Missing from night intruder mission to Mézidon in Normandy. Shot down by enemy fighter.
Crew:
S/Ldr (86622) Josef STRÁNSKÝ DFC (cs.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (138.862) František BURDA (cs.nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
http://www.flymag.cz/article.php?id=7421
ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2008 04:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:40 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 20-Nov-2012 05:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 16:20 | Zoom | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 16:24 | R.Giggs | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2022 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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