ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73052
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| Date: | Saturday 24 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HK463 |
| MSN: | RA-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Zeals, Wiltshire |
Mosquito HK463/R: Took off at 00:15 hrs for mission over Normandy. 24/06/1944
Some time later F/O Steepe reported that he had been hit by flak and that his aircraft was onfire. His position at the time was off Barfleur.
No further report was received. Later F/O Baker's bodywas recovered from the Channel where the Mosquito had presumably gone down.
Crew:
F/O (J/22804) John Robert STEEPE (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (J/25179) Douglas Haig BAKER (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1944 | HK463 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2010 07:24 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 15:24 | Route | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2015 10:44 | Roup | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2016 19:14 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2019 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Dec-2021 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator] |
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