ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50915
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 1944 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ558 |
| MSN: | HS-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laar, 3 km north of Weert, Limburg. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ558/T: Takeoff at 01:51 hrs for mission over Krefeld. 10/02/1944
Missing. Crashed at Laar (Limburg) 3 km N of Weert,(NL) at 04:20 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (NZ412240) Robert Eric LEIGH (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/Lt (NZ405518) Mervyn Ryburn BREED (nav.) RNZAF - POW
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php aircraft=&sglo=T3390
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ558 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2009 06:17 | NePa | Updated |
| 05-Dec-2009 06:00 | NePa | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2010 00:29 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 08:59 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2014 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2014 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Oct-2014 19:22 | Zoom | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Apr-2019 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2019 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2019 20:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
| 31-Oct-2020 10:05 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2021 22:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2022 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 19:42 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 22-Jun-2022 00:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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