ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70513
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| Date: | Monday 14 June 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD643 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay, south-west of Brest, Finistère department, Brittany -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito DD643: Took off at 14:25 hrs for Instep mission to France coast. 14/06/1943
Mosquito aircraft failed to return from a anti shipping strike over the Bay of Biscay.
Stalled & spun dived into sea on patrol.
Crew:
W/O (1252321) Peter Desmont HENDRA (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1033310) Kevin Patrick O'DOWN (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2009 09:32 | NePa | Added |
| 26-Dec-2009 03:19 | NePa | Updated [Registration, Location] |
| 13-Nov-2011 13:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2013 03:20 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2013 15:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Oct-2013 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2014 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 17:55 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2015 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 03-Feb-2019 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 12-Nov-2021 21:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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