ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20219
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| Date: | Friday 18 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MM404 |
| MSN: | SB-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fresneville near Amiens. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito MM404/T: Took off at 10:50 hrs for attack to Amiens Prison. 18/02/1944
Their purpose was to be part of the second wave of the attack. The raid was successfully carried out at noon. 258 of the over 700 prisoners got away. Shortly after leaving the target area, MM404 was hit in the cockpit by flak. Navigator was killed outright. The pilot was wounded and did a high speed belly landing in a snow
covered field near Fresneville, was POW.
Crew:
S/Ldr (89763) Alexander Ian McRITCHIE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/Lt (NZ401465) Richard Webb SAMPSON (nav.) RNZAF- killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 464 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.Operation-jericho-mosquito-attack-on-amiens-prison-18th-february-1944/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 March 1944 | HX919 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2008 11:40 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Dec-2009 10:05 | NePa | Updated |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:40 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2011 07:25 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2012 23:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 18:55 | Froome | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2015 06:39 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 28-Jun-2015 20:47 | Angel dick five | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2021 17:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2022 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2024 08:25 | Stephen-63 | Updated [Location] |
| 22-Feb-2024 07:32 | Stephen-63 | Updated [Narrative] |
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