ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15766
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| Date: | Thursday 11 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD661 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Golfe de St.Malo. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito DD661: Took off at 21:15 hrs for a Night Ranger patrol over Rennes area. 11/03/1943
Aircraft was plotted leaving Dodman Point on its correct course. No further information is known. Missing.
The aircraft failed to return.
Crew:
F/O (115.435) Arthur William Jarvis PIERS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (655059) Thomas Bryan HILL (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2008 04:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Mar-2008 15:25 | JINX | Updated |
| 14-Dec-2009 11:45 | NePa | Updated |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2018 09:45 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2021 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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