ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71644
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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1943 |
| Time: | 00:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ479 |
| MSN: | AZ-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Caen, Calvados. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DZ479/F: Took off at 18:38hrs for Night Bombing mission to Berlin. 02/12/1943
Missing. Hit by flak at 32000 feet over Berlin and Ruhr. Later abandoned near Caen at 00:50 hrs. 03/12/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.8931) Leslie Ronald SIMPSON (pilot) RAAF - Ok /evaded
Sgt (1232561) Peter William WALKER (obs) RAFVR - OK /evaded to Switzerland
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1944 | DZ479 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England |  |
min |
| 4 January 1944 | DZ518 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England | |
non |
| 31 August 1944 | DZ418 | 627 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2010 10:17 | NePa | Added |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:31 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2014 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2014 08:32 | Paix | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2014 11:06 | Jixon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2014 20:03 | Fort Knox | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Sep-2015 13:42 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Apr-2016 19:37 | J.Cryer | Updated [Time, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2022 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-May-2022 06:31 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
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