ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71763
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ656 |
| MSN: | TW-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leuven, Flemish Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ656/V: Took off at 00:40hrs for Serrate patrol in support of the bomber over Friedrichshafen.
It was during this mission that he was shot down and crashed approximately 11 miles north of Hasselt, which is 2 miles north of Helchteren. Shot down by German fighter. 28/04/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (85649) Victor Charled LOVELL DFC (pilot ) RAFVR - killed (NCO:754781 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 October, 1940)
W/O (801556) Robert LILLEY DFC (nav) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3.http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=9403.
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 April 1944 | DZ656 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | North Sea off the coast of Denmark. |  |
min |
| 27 April 1944 | DD656 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
non |
| 17 August 1944 | NT235 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 23 January 1945 | NT235 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 21:27 | NePa | Added |
| 18-Feb-2011 07:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 14:25 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2015 14:32 | INV | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:35 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn] |
| 09-Aug-2015 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Apr-2016 17:04 | Tu104 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-May-2021 20:46 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2021 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2022 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 00:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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