ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70291
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF429 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, south-east of Southwold, East Suffolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF429: Took off for mission over Wessel. 06/03/1945
Mosquito PF429 Collided with Mosquito MM193 in formation & crashed on return from mission to Wessel.
Crew:
S/Ldr (68790) George Miller SMITH (pilot) RAF - killed (NCO:1177570 Commission Gazetted : Friday 11 July, 1941)
F/Lt (146013) William Anwyl JONES DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1312961 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2009 10:29 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 05:44 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2013 03:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-May-2014 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2015 08:27 | Zeeland | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2015 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Sep-2018 19:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2019 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 06:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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