ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144138
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR332 |
| MSN: | EG-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bourgtheroulde-Infreville, 26km ESE of Pont-Audemer, Normandy. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
Mosquito LR332/F: Took off at 03:00 hrs for night Intruder mission over Normandy. 12/06/1944 Missing.
"We were shot down and baled out near Bourgtheroulde. I hid until morning and then went to a farmhouse where I was helped by the farmer. I stayed here for four days until the Gestapo came to search the place when I left and stayed with some peasants until 21 Jun. I was then taken to another house in the village and remained here until the Canadians arrived on 26 Aug. The next morning (8 Aug) I spoke to a young French boy when I sat by the roadside and asked where I was. As I had sprained my ankle on landing, I spent the rest of that day hiding. Next day (9 Aug) I only managed to walk about half a mile. I had just hidden myself in a barn in St.Andre D'Hebertot when a dog started barking. Almost immediately the farmer came out an discovered me. This man took me into his house, attended to my ankle, and sheltered me until 28 Aug. On that day I was handed over to the 6th Airborne Division. I was sent thence to Div. HQ., Canadian Army HQ, and Bayeux where I was briefly interrogated."
Crew:
F/O (NZ415806) Gerard WHINCOP (pilot) RNZAF - Ok escaped
F/O (NZ413109) Trevor Lowther Wright MULLINDER (nav.) RNZAF - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/23235/gerard-whincop-trevor-mullinder-squadron
3.ORB 487 Sqdn RNZAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1944 | HX922 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | St.Gratien, near Montigny, 8 miles north of Amiens. | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 05:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Oct-2012 02:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2014 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2014 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 08:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 12:02 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 15:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2016 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2024 06:35 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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