ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186499
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 October 1944 |
| Time: | 13:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ332 |
| MSN: | EG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ332/E: We took off from RAF Thorney Island at 07:05 hrs on 01/11/1944.
We landed at RAF Swanton Morley to refuel, taking off on our mission which was to bomb the Gestapo Headquarters at Aarhus, Denmark at 09:30 hrs. 01/11/1944.
Mosquito PZ332 during the assault crashed into the roof of the building, insulted tail wheel and seriously damaged the left part of the VOP. Crew despite led Mosquito across the North Sea to England and landed at RAF Swanton Morley at 13:50 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (36238) Frank Henderson DENTON DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (NZ404530) Arthur John COE (nav.) RNZAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RNZAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | HX864 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - sea off Dutch coast. |  |
w/o |
| 5 July 1944 | HX917 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Donnemain-St-Mamès, 4km north-west of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1944 | NS979 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Westerschelde estuary, Zeeland. | |
w/o |
| 7 April 1945 | SZ990 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Advanced Landing Ground B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre, Picardy region. | |
w/o |
| 25 April 1945 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Soltau, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2016 09:04 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Apr-2016 16:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2019 18:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2021 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2021 21:47 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator] |
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