ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73916
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1944 |
| Time: | 00:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HR153 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Thames near RAF stn Gravesend, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
Mosquito HR153: Dived into Thames after takeoff from RAF Gravesend. 11/06/1944
Took off at 00:11 hrs to bomb convoys, road and rail junctions, trains and bridges in support of Army landings in Normandy, France. The aircraft crashed just after take off into the river just off RAF Gravesend, and it was assumed that both engines had cut out.
Crew:
Capt (O-886291) Andrew M. WAKEMAN (pilot) USAAF - killed
F/O (152.844) Geoffrey Stewart HOLMES (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2010 12:35 | Anon. | Added |
| 27-Jul-2011 07:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2011 03:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2014 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2014 13:21 | Pepa | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2019 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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