ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72460
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ782 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Essex |
Mosquito HJ782/H: Took off at 23:42 hrs for a freshman operational sortie to Evreux France. 02/08/1943
the night of 2 Aug 43, two crews were dispatched to patrol Sylt. As a freshman crew, Aylott and Evans were dispatched to Evreux and crew were declared missing.
Crew:
F/O (124.115) Albert Victor AYLOTT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (49888) Percival Samuel James EVANS (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
3. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/605-night-fighter-squadron-query.15995/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2010 10:19 | NePa | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2012 13:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Jun-2014 14:37 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2015 18:34 | harro | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 15:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2018 10:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2018 10:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2018 09:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 17:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2021 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2022 01:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 19-Jul-2022 18:58 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 25-Jul-2022 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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