ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73943
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 July 1944 |
| Time: | 12:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR339 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bénodet, près de la route de Ouessant. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwal |
Mosquito LR339/F: Took off at 10:22 hrs for Anti Shiping recco over Brest - Gironde area. 04/07/1944
Hit by heavy flak from convoy and crashed near Benodet at 12:15 hrs.
Crew:
W/Cdr (70539) Anthony Dolkray PHILLIPS DSO DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (138.057) Robert Wylie THOMSON DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Benodet Cemetery July 2017
Benodet Cemetery July 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2010 22:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Feb-2012 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2012 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2014 14:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2017 19:45 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 10-Aug-2017 19:45 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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