ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282779
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| Date: | Thursday 5 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM153 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito MM153: Took off at 19:46 hrs for mission to Heilbronn. 04/10/1944
Shot down by flak over enemy territory, both members of the crew baled out. 05/10/1944
Came down in Allied held territory and both returned to base 15/10/1944.
Crew:
F/Lt (102955) David Matthew RUSSELL (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:740746 Commission Gazetted : Friday 05 September, 1941)
F/O (129541) John Stanley BARKER (nav.) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1481305 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 January, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=109
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 30-Oct-2023 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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