ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71531
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 1944 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ439 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Little Raveley, near RAF stn Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito DZ439: Took off at 11:10 hrs for a Training flight. 20/04/1944.
Crashed after take-off at Little Raveley Hunts. due to port engine failed.
Crew:-
F/O (146432) Robert DAVISON (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:740839 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 July, 1943)
F/O (155576) James Thompson AGNEW DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:754382 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 September, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 1655 MTU RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ439 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2010 12:30 | NePa | Added |
| 27-Feb-2012 13:58 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 18:16 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 16-Oct-2021 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2022 07:37 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 20-Apr-2022 08:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2022 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2023 21:44 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 12-Nov-2023 22:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2023 13:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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