ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166414
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| Date: | Saturday 7 April 1945 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SZ990 |
| MSN: | EG-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre, Picardy region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre (F) |
Mosquito SZ990/E: Lost height after take-off hit poles and broke up B.87 Rosieres-en-Santerre. 07/04/1945
Crew:
S/Ldr (NZ41488) Ian George MEDWIN (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (NZ404530) Arthur John COE (nav.) RNZAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | HX864 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - sea off Dutch coast. |  |
w/o |
| 5 July 1944 | HX917 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Donnemain-St-Mamès, 4km north-west of Châteaudun, Eure-et-Loir. | |
w/o |
| 17 September 1944 | NS979 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Westerschelde estuary, Zeeland. | |
w/o |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 25 April 1945 | PZ332 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Soltau, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2014 16:04 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-Aug-2015 09:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:41 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Mar-2019 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 18:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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