ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165090
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| Date: | Saturday 27 January 1945 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS836 |
| MSN: | OM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Marquion, Pas de Calais. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.75 Cambrai/Epinoy (F) |
| A.67 Vitry-en-Artois |
Mosquito NS836/A: They took off at 20:13 hrs for a intruder mission /to attack enemy movements in Germany. 27/01/1945
During returned to base due to very bad weather at Epinoy, they were diverted to Vitry-en-Artois, where they never arrived. Crashed in the village of Marquion, which is very close to Epinoy air base at 23:00 hrs.
Crew:
W/O (1219483) Gordon Roy COE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1238486) Wilfred Frances TAYLOR (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5420
3.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1944 | NT136 | 107 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 19:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Aug-2015 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2019 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 23:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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