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Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 654th (BR) Sqn USAAF |
Registration: | NS677 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Schraudenbach - Arnstein, Lower Franconia, Bavaria -
Germany
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mosquito NS677: Took off for H2X (Mickey) mission to Schweinfurt (Ger.). 01/11/1944
Aircraft was downed by nightfighters near Schraudenrach - Arnstein (G). Shot down flying a secret Mickey mission. Observer wounded in shooting down, hospitalized for 3 mths before being dispatched to POW camp.
Crew:
1/Lt. (O-1995872) Vance John "Chip" CHIPMAN (pilot) USAAF - injured /POW
1/Lt. ( O-669991) William Gordon CANNON (nav.) USAAF - injured /POW
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/18239
Revision history:
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01-May-2019 15:19 |
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29-Jan-2021 10:43 |
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29-Oct-2021 20:33 |
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23-Dec-2023 21:12 |
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