ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71574
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| Date: | Sunday 4 April 1943 |
| Time: | 17:47 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ487 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 35 km east of Lister. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
Mosquito DZ487: Took off at 13:55 hrs for PR sortie to Oslo, Horten, Kristiansand. 03/04/1943
Missing. Mosquito was claimed by Uffz G. Klein I./JG11.
Crew:
P/O (138.437) John Drysdale MAIR DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
P/O (121.564) George Daniel ERNEST (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2010 10:36 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 08:39 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Dec-2018 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2020 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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