ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51158
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| Date: | Saturday 4 December 1943 |
| Time: | 03:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 456 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | DD739 |
| MSN: | RX-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Het Amsterdamse Bos, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DD739/X: Took off at 01:49 hrs for bomber support mission to Kassel and Berlin. 04/12/1943
The aircraft was shot down by Schiphol Flak. Crashed at 03:35 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.412992) John Leonard MAY (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (Aus.411178) Leslie Ruperta PARNELL (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 456 Sqdn RAAF
3. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3175&date.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1944 | HK321 | 456 Sqn RAAF | 2 | Missing - English Channel. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Nov-2009 11:06 | NePa | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:33 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 15:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2016 12:18 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2018 08:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2018 08:04 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Mar-2021 20:02 | Bishop | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2021 10:37 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2021 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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