Date:	Thursday 31 August 1944
Time:
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	109 Sqn RAF
Registration:	ML985
MSN:	HS-B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	behind Allied lines in Cherborg peninsula -   France
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito ML985/B: Took off at 21:10 hrs for Night bombing mission over Leverkusen. 31/08/1944
Defenses over target were described as accurate moderate flak.
The ORB states "the crew baled out behind Allied lines in Cherbourg peninsula". Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (149875) George Henry A'COURT MiD (pilot) RAFVR - Evaded (NCO:655414 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 09 December, 1941)
F/Lt (J/6362) Frederick Charles Ernest WATERMANN DFC (nav.) RCAF - Evaded

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=109
3.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/98/a6398698.shtml
4.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
06-Mar-2012 06:02	Nepa	Added
13-Jun-2014 15:46	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
13-Jun-2014 15:46	Nepa	Updated [Narrative]
03-Jul-2014 06:02	ABBA	Updated [Source, Narrative]
21-Aug-2015 16:10	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
04-Sep-2018 20:34	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
27-Oct-2021 19:49	Anon.	Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative]
06-Jan-2022 23:01	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Jun-2022 18:31	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
30-Jun-2022 12:37	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
31-Jul-2022 08:05	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
01-Aug-2022 21:43	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Aug-2022 20:19	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]