ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139768
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ310 |
| MSN: | TW-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1km south of Wattan, Pas-de-Calais, 9 km NNW of St-Omer. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ310/Z: Took off for Serrate patrol over North France. 05/07/1944.
Claim by Uffz. Illner (BF to Fw Hans Dietrich) 6./KG 51
Crashed one km South of Wattan (Pas-de-Calais) 9km NNW of St Omer at 00:35 hrs. 06/07/1944
Pilot F/Lt Peterkin - Evaded /Captured by three German soldiers. Fainted soon after capture, and escaped. Returned to UK on 9th September 1944.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.297505) John Douglas PETERKIN (pilot) RAAF - Evaded
P/O (172485) Robert MURPHY (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1553646 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 April, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1944 | DZ726 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 16 May 1944 | DZ726 | 141 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2011 11:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Dec-2012 09:13 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2014 12:15 | Xindel X | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 20:15 | Digger | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Jun-2015 15:38 | INV | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:46 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Aug-2015 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-May-2019 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 27-May-2021 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2021 21:07 | MiG17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2022 09:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2022 17:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2022 11:38 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 22:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:36 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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