ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142231
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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ431 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brosso, Alps of Piedmont, near Ivrea, Turin, Lombardia -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito DZ431: Take off at 11:00 hrs on an PR mission of Turin and area south-east of Alessandria.16/07/1943
Missing. Crash at Brosso, Alps of Piedmont, near Ivrea, Turin.
Crew:
F/O (125.981) Geoffrey Edward MANN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (129.591) Donald Webster LICQUORISH (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ431 was converted to PR Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2012 08:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Aug-2013 01:55 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2013 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 04-Jun-2014 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 13:04 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2014 19:43 | Oezil | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2015 17:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Aug-2015 06:06 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 22-Dec-2018 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:26 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2021 18:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 04-Sep-2021 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 17:07 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 29-Jun-2022 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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