ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166258
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1944 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM360 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | sea off Darßer Ort, Born auf dem Darß, Pommern. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito MM360: Took off at 13:30 hrs for PR mission to Stettin. 21/08/1944. Missing.
The Mosquito was shot down by Oberfeldwebel Müller of the 10./JG 300 at Bf 109 G-6. Crashed at 15:55 hrs.
Crew:
W/O (NZ411381) Kenneth Leslie BOYD (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/Sgt (1395940) Howard Richard READ (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
3.Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
4.http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/jagd/biiijg300.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 10:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Aug-2014 15:38 | MiG15 | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 12:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Dec-2018 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Feb-2019 21:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2021 14:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:25 | Robbo | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 15:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Dec-2021 11:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2022 21:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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