ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164665
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM510 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Calvados. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito MM510: Took off at 23:20 hrs.for Night patrol over Beachhead. 26/07/1944
Missing after destroying Ju88 at 27/07/1944 possibly shot down by return fire. The wreckage severely damaged both Mosquito engines after the explosion. The injured pilot attempted a night emergency landing.
Crew:
S/Ldr (40623) Richard Stanley JEPHSON (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (J/20417) John Murray ROBERTS (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2660
3.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2014 09:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Sep-2014 19:37 | ABBA | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Aug-2015 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2019 12:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 19:21 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
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