ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20478
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1944 |
| Time: | 22:38 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML964 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles north of Caen, Calvados, Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito ML946: Took off at 19:46 hrs for an Night Bombing mission over Caen. 07/07/1944
Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take off and it failed to return to base. Missing. At 32000 feet over Normandy Beach Head the aircraft was attacked by an enemy night fighter and badly damaged.
P/O Burke baled out and landed in allied held territory. The pilot attempted crash-landing 14km N of Caen at 22:38 hrs.
Nightfighter was credited to Unteroffiz Illner who shot down a Mossie while operating with 6./KG51 at a height of 1500 meters near Caen.
Crew :
S/Ldr (Aus.404648) William Walter BLESSING DSO DFC (pilot) RAAF - killed
P/O (170.864) Douglas Thomas BURKE DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok baled out
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z005_1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 23:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:40 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2012 03:45 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2014 19:47 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2015 19:05 | Fuxs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2015 19:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-May-2019 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 18:34 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2022 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2022 23:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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