ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74014
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 235 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR140 |
| MSN: | LA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bay of Biscay near Le Verdon-sur-Mer, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito HR140/A: Took off at 08:00 hrs for anti-shipping recco off Gironde. 12/08/1944
Damaged from flak. Shot down in the Bay of Biscay. Rescued by German trawler.
Crew:
F/Sgt (810195) Frank CHEW (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1345942) Stephen Webb "Jock" COUTTIE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
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
| 13 November 1944 | RS523 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |  |
min |
| 15 January 1945 | RS523 | 235 Sqn RAF | 1 | North Sea off Leirvik, Vestland |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1945 | RS623 | 235 Sqn RAF | 0 | Varberg /Getterön airfield. |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2010 12:35 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 07:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:51 | olivercb | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 13:05 | olivercb | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2014 09:41 | Tu160 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2014 15:59 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2019 16:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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