ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144309
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | 00:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB266 |
| MSN: | XD-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grossenheim, 24km east-north-east of Bremerhaven. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB266: Took off at 22:35 hrs for Night mission over Hamburg. 26/07/1944
Crashed in Grossenheim at 00:20 hrs. 27/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (NZ411892) Balfour Richard John HAY DFC (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (171076) James DUNN DFC DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1128355 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 January, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=139
3.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1943 | DZ420 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | L'Anfresne, Vengeons, Sourdeval, Manche département. |  |
w/o |
| 13 July 1945 | PF501 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Tangmere, West Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2012 07:11 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jul-2014 18:35 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2019 09:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2022 07:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2022 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2024 09:21 | Antonio | Updated [Cn] |
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