ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50013
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM463 |
| MSN: | RO-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Groede, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito MM463: Takeoff at 18:00 hrs for a patrol in support of operation Market Garden.20/09/1944
Crashed near Groede in the late evening of that day. The unit conducted an intruder and ranger mission but was called back because of bad weather. 20/09/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (101.043) Henry WEST (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (118.438) Lennart Aexel KOMAROFF (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 29 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Dec-2009 02:10 | NePa | Updated |
| 13-Nov-2010 04:51 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2014 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2014 08:59 | MiG15 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 10:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2019 10:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2019 11:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2019 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 20:34 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2022 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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