Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI LR274,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143847
 
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Date:Thursday 11 May 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:21 Sqn RAF
Registration: LR274
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near St. Desir, Calvados. -   France
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito LR274: Took off for Intruder mission to Chateaudun. 11/05/1944
Missing. Crashed near St. Desir, Calvados.
Crew:
F/Lt (101.075) Leonard Noel WALSH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (153.358) Kenneth Reginald HALL (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Feb-2012 05:33 Nepa Added
19-Jul-2014 16:27 Taillor Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
12-Aug-2015 14:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
17-Mar-2019 20:46 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
06-Sep-2021 22:00 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jan-2022 22:09 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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