Date:	Wednesday 10 May 1944
Time:	11:30
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX
Owner/operator:	540 Sqn RAF
Registration:	LR421
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Aspangberg, 35 km south-west of Wiener Neustadt. -   Austria
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito LR421: Took off at 07:30hrs PR mission to Munich. 10/05/1944
Was brought down over Austria, crashing near Aspangberg, about 75km SW of Wien.
Likely shot down by Maj. Horst Carganico of I./JG 5. at 11:30hrs.
Crew:
F/O ( Aus.409709) Jack Hector IRWIN (NZ pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (151.395) Leopold MOODY (nav.) RAFVR - killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&om=4978&forum
4.Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Feb-2011 07:55	Nepa	Added
29-Dec-2011 09:48	Uliu Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
30-Dec-2011 01:12	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source]
08-Jan-2012 08:50	Uli Elch	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source]
09-Jan-2012 05:47	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source]
16-Jan-2013 10:36	Nepa	Updated [Phase, Narrative]
29-Jun-2014 19:30	m	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
29-Jun-2014 19:32	MiG21	Updated [Narrative]
13-Aug-2015 18:19	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
26-Apr-2019 07:05	Nepa	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Sep-2021 16:53	Anon.	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
08-Oct-2021 10:55	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Nov-2021 11:13	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]