Date:	Friday 26 February 1943
Time:	18:44
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:	105 Sqn RAF
Registration:	DZ365
MSN:	GB-V
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Launais, 1 km SE of Moigné, Le Rheu, Ille-et-Vilaine département. -   France
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Marham, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito DZ365: Takeoff at 16:40 hrs for Bombing attack a naval stores depot. 26/02/1943
Seven aircraft successfully bombed target from heights varying from 50 to 800 feet. Clouds of smoke and debris seen in target area, which was severly damaged. One aircraft unable to bomb on first run up, circled and bombed from 800'. Smoke seen from distance of 20 miles, visibility being very good. One aircraft abondoned task over target, owing to leading aircraft's bombs exploding just as aircraft was in run up to target. W/Cdr Longfield led the formation, and owing to a navigational error, turned sharply, causing a collision with the second Mosquito DZ413 , piloted by F/O Kimmel. The W/Cdr's aircraft was seen to crash out of control crshed in target area. F/O Kimmel's aircraft was seen to bee losing height with a glycol leak, apparently under control.
Crew:
W/Cdr (27229) Geoffrey Phelps LONGFIELD (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (115317) Ralph Frederick MILLNS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:755952 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 17 February, 1942)

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=1285
5.Henk Welting's Database
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

22 July 1942	DK303	105 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk, England		min
29 August 1942	DK303	105 Sqn RAF	1	English Channel, 9 miles off Dungeness, Kent, England		w/o
7 November 1942	DK328	105 Sqn RAF	0	beach near the Gironde estuary; Nouvelle-Aquitaine.		w/o
15 December 1944	ML919	105 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England		w/o
31 December 1944	MM225	105 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Manston, Kent, England		sub

Mosquito Production list showing DZ365 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-May-2008 11:22	Nepa	Added
20-Jan-2010 11:17	NePa	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
21-Feb-2011 12:43	Nepa	Updated [Narrative]
22-May-2011 13:23	dahiot	Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
04-Jun-2012 01:52	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Jul-2014 17:04	rata	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
22-Jul-2015 14:57	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type]
12-Dec-2015 18:52	Gloug	Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
26-Feb-2018 15:43	Red Dragon	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Feb-2018 15:45	Red Dragon	Updated [Cn]
30-Jun-2018 18:37	Nepa	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport]
09-Sep-2018 17:43	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Apr-2019 13:29	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]
24-Aug-2021 19:33	TigerTimon	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source]
24-Aug-2021 19:34	TigerTimon	Updated [Location]
30-Aug-2021 09:42	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-Sep-2021 10:22	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
16-Feb-2022 18:10	grapeshot418	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo]
16-Feb-2022 18:10	grapeshot418	Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
21-Jul-2022 09:44	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2022 06:04	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2022 18:24	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 12:58	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]