ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73857
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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR209 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Perigueux, Department of the Dordogne. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito HR209: Took off at 17:25 hrs for a Day Ranger mission against transport targets in France. 04/08/1944
In the day they also took off F/O Green with F/O Sturrock.
During the flight F/O Wraight's aircraft was hit by severe and accurate anti-aircraft fire and was badly damaged. Crash-landed near Perigueux and crashed into a wood and burned, killing both of the crew.
Crew:
F/O (143.755) Alan Ernest WRAIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1450877) John Leslie WILSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/1945.htm
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2010 01:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Nov-2011 12:53 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2014 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2014 17:26 | Shout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2015 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2019 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 09:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Aug-2022 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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