ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143769
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| Date: | Friday 14 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR290 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saint-Rémy-au-Bois, Pas-de-Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito LR290: Took off at 11:15 hrs for a attack on V-1 site Longuemont. 14/01/1944
Missing. F/Lt Oliver and his navigator Sgt Williams were shot down 14 January 44 and made a forced-landing in their Mosquito LR290 near St Remy (Pas-de-Calais). They were sheltered locally overnight and helped next day. Oliver's report says that their journey was arranged – by which I assume they were brought to Amiens, where they stayed with Mme Vignon until 5 April ...
Crew:
F/Lt (119.921) Joseph George OLIVER (pilot) RAFVR - Evd
Sgt (1503581) Harry WILLIAMS (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 613 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2012 12:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Mar-2014 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 09:02 | Quentin | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Feb-2022 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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