ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140787
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR420 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea near Norwegian coast. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
Mosquito LR420: Took off at 11:30 hrs for mission to Trondheim. 26/10/1943
Supposedly they were shot down by a German fighter.
Crew:
S/Ldr (42315) Reginald Arthur LENTON MC DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (146.288) Robert Shirley HANEY (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 09:45 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 01:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2012 12:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2012 10:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 05:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 22-Dec-2018 07:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Apr-2019 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Dec-2021 17:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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