Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI PZ386,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165988
 
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Date:Tuesday 31 October 1944
Time:17:27
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF
Registration: PZ386
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Porrenkoogsweg near Husum, Schleswig-Holstein -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito PZ386: Took off at 13:30 hrs for Ranger mission to Tutow area (S of Greifswald). 31/10/1944 Crew refueled at RAF Coltishall. New take off for mission at 14:50 hrs. The Mossie been shot down by 3.7 cm flak at Eggebek airfield and exploded im the air. Mosquito came down at Porrenkoogsweg near Husum at 17:27 hrs. Crew:
F/Lt (126815) Arnold John CRAVEN DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1801629) Leonard William WOODARD DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
3.https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205453309
4.https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205453310
5.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2014 18:26 Nepa Added
26-Jul-2014 15:47 DG333 Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative]
18-Sep-2014 09:33 Jixon Updated [Location]
25-Jun-2015 06:43 angels one five Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Sep-2015 22:00 Angel dick one five Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Sep-2015 22:10 Angel moron one five Updated [Location, Narrative]
27-Jan-2019 19:28 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
31-Aug-2021 10:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jan-2022 23:32 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
14-Jan-2022 09:56 Richard Updated [Source, Narrative]
24-Feb-2022 18:36 Nepa Updated [Operator]
07-Nov-2023 23:56 Nepa Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator]

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