ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20474
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| Date: | Sunday 13 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ438 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Biscay. - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito DZ438: Took off at 11:30 hrs for a PR mission over La Corunna area. 13/06/1943 Missing.
Crew:
Sgt (1336470) Arthur George WRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1322909) Geoffrey George LANE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 23:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Dec-2009 21:02 | NePa | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2014 15:41 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2018 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Damage] |
| 26-Aug-2021 18:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Sep-2021 09:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2021 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2022 22:41 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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