ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139663
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR275 |
| MSN: | SM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near La Croix-Avranchin, The Manche department, Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito LR275/R: Took off at 00:50 hrs for night Intruder patrol over Normandy. 08/06/1944
Shot down between Mezidon / Carentan by German Flak fire during a mission over Normandy.
A flaming, the aircraft crashed near La Croix at 01:30 hrs.
Crew:
W/O (P.784734) Wilhelm CESARZ (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/O (P.1755) Ludwik JAKSZTAS (pol.nav.) PAF - died in a hospital.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.https://www.polishairforce.pl/dyw305straty.html
4.ORB 305 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2011 09:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 17-Feb-2012 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2012 12:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2014 15:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2015 09:47 | DB | Updated [Cn] |
| 04-Feb-2019 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2022 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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