ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71809
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| Date: | Thursday 20 April 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ549 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Africa - |
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Mosquito DZ549: DBR in an accident in North Africa. 20/04/1944 NFD
Crew: ???? Ok
Per the A.M. Form 78, this PR Mk IV was not assigned to 540 Sqn rather its assignment progression was 10 MU > RAF Benson > OADU > North Africa
Per the 540 ORBs by Sep 43 the squadron was exclusively operating with PR Mk IX (LR4xx serials) and had never flown DZ549 (they did fly DZ459)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 540 Sqdn RAF nic
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ549 was a PR Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 00:35 | NePa | Added |
| 13-Jul-2014 14:22 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2014 12:02 | J.Paco | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 13:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 26-Dec-2018 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Feb-2019 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 08-Oct-2021 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 23:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2022 07:37 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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