ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144246
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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML932 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 miles east of Dinant, Namur. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito ML932: Took off at 22:00hrs for Night mission to Cologne. 31/08/1944
We were hit by flak over Cologne and lost one engine, we were also hit in the petrol tank. I baled out at 23:30hrs, i landed about five miles east of Dinant and walked south-west to the vicinity of Gendron where i sheltered in a haystack. A man came and took me to a cave. For the next ten days i spent part of my time in the cave, and part of my time with the Cure in the village. When the Germans had left the vicinity, i contacted the Americans who gave me permission to go to Paris with one of their petrol lorries. Arrived in UK 15/09/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (118932) Joseph West SHAW (pilot) RAFVR - Evaded (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942)
F/O (147712) Jack BROADLEY (nav.) RAFVR - Evaded (NCO:1113080 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 10 August, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=109
3.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2012 05:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Apr-2014 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2014 15:00 | Shout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-May-2019 13:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2022 11:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 09:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:04 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2022 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 20:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2022 02:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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