ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165084
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| Date: | Monday 25 September 1944 |
| Time: | 06:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM589 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Debris near Lille, Nord. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG B.24 Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
Mosquito MM589: Took off at 03:05 hrs for Night Defensive Patrol over the front line. 25/09/1944
During the combat was hit by debris from an exploding He 111 they had just destroyed.
Crash-landed near Lille in northern France at 06:30hrs.
Crew:
W/O (R/157934) Leonard Elmer FITCHETT (pilot) RCAF - Evade
F/Sgt (1517413) Alexander Charles HARDY (nav.) RAFVR - Evade
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id= 1726
3.ORB 409 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 16:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Mar-2014 16:21 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2014 18:08 | Iwosh | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Oct-2015 18:51 | Jimi | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 25-Jul-2016 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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