ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20091
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1943 |
| Time: | 17:13 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ407 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tveje-Merlose in the South-West suburbs of Holbaek. -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ407: Took off 14:26 hrs for to attack the Burmeister & Wain diesel plant Copenhagen. 27/01/1943
When heading towards west after the attack Mosquito DZ407 flew low to avoid the German AA. When passing over Tveje-Merløse hit a tree which tore part of the wing of. The aircraft continued across the village pond where it hit some electrical wires which started a fire which again caused the aircraft to explode at 17:13 hrs.
Crew:
Sgt (1315442) James George DAWSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1254141) Ronald Harry COX (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ407 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2008 11:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Jan-2010 09:28 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2010 01:18 | NePa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2011 02:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2014 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2018 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 02-Sep-2021 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 18:11 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
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