ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74010
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR131 |
| MSN: | LA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - English Channel. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito HR131/Z: Took off for a anti-submarine patrol 21/07/1944
Combat with the enemy about 15 miles west of the Brest Peninsula.
Mosquito HR131 had struck the sea with its wing and disintegrated.
Crew:
F/O (130.988) Maurice Leslie DODD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (135.622) Frank McKenzie MORRISON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 235 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 April 1945 | RF599 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | airfield F7 Såtenäs, Lidköping, Västergötland |  |
w/o |
| 21 May 1945 | ???? | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2010 11:30 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Feb-2014 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2014 16:09 | Faun | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 16:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2022 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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