ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159691
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF393 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mignault east-north-east of Mons, Hainaut. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF393: Took off at 19:06 hrs for bombing mission over Mannheim. 25/09/1944
Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Mignault (Hainaut), 18 km ENE of Mons.
Mosquito PF393 had crashed into the end of a farmhouse which was badly damaged, but had it flown on for another few seconds would have crashed in to the main part of Mignaut itself.
A report by the Belgian Secret army Headquarters stated that the pilot, F/O Brennan's remains were still inside the burnt out aircraft, while F/O Bolger's body was found with an unopened parachute, having baled out.
Crew:
F/O (NZ413020) Leonard James BRENNAN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (Aus.405291) Thomas John BOLGER (nav.) RAAF - baled out /killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.findagrave.com/page=gr&GRid=14636568
3.http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/page/23
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2013 19:10 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2014 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 19:15 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 15:40 | MiG15 | Updated [Source] |
| 26-Jun-2015 07:28 | fay66 | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2015 10:00 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2016 09:59 | MiG15 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:48 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 16:07 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 07:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Sep-2023 06:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location]] |
| 26-Oct-2023 18:19 | Nepa | Updated [[[Location]]] |
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