ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49579
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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1944 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ456 |
| MSN: | YP-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 'Kamperveld' at Wezepsche Heide, Wezep, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ456/S: Took off at 20:18 hrs for a night intruder mission to Gutersloh AB (G). 02/12/1944
Missing. Hit by Flak and crashed between the Wapenvelderweg and Oude Wapenveldseweg roads at 22:15 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Wing Commander Alan Michael Murphy DSO & bar, Croix de Guerre avec Palme RAF 33346 [Killed]
Navigator / Wireless Operator : Flight Sergeant Douglas Darbon RAFVR 1801128 [Killed]
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3. https://hoogoverwezep.nl/Nieuws/bedreiging-geliefd-natura-2000-gebied
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 September 1942 | DD689 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 28 January 1943 | DD798 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 26 June 1943 | HJ766 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 12 April 1944 | LR252 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Vias, 22 km east of Beziers. |  |
w/o |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Nov-2009 12:29 | NePa | Updated |
| 02-Feb-2011 12:23 | ThW | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2011 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [[Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 30-Apr-2014 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 13:09 | Holschtein | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2015 10:09 | Dandy | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 03-Sep-2015 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 10:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2021 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2022 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2022 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2022 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Dec-2023 07:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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