ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142159
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR446 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the village of Syriam, south of Rangoon, Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Joari, Joarianala |
Mosquito HR446/Z: Took off at 04:38 hrs for PR mission over the invasion area S of Rangoon and bombing raid on Syriam. 02/05/1945
Missing. Crashed near the village of Syriam.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ415744) John George BUCHANAN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/Lt (175.562) Sidney Leslie WOODCOCK (nav./Official RAF Photographer) RAFVR - killed.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 110 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 03:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Apr-2014 08:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2015 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2019 20:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2022 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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