ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140790
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR433 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ohlstadt. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito LR433: Took off at 11:20 hrs for PR mission to Munich. 08/11/1944 Missing.
Shot down over Ohlstadt on 8 August 1944 by Me 262, piloted by Lt. Joachim Weber of 9./JG7.
Being the first confirmed victory of any jet-powered aircraft in the world.
Crew:
F/Lt (101.013) Desmond Laurence MATTHEWMAN DFC & Bar (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (969477) William Douglas STOPFORD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Air Britain: RAF Aircraft LA100 - LZ999, published 1991
3.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2011 09:54 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 30-Dec-2011 01:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport] |
| 08-Jan-2012 08:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jan-2012 05:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2013 00:29 | fritzelblitz | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 19:58 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2019 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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