ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51828
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 28 May 1943 |
| Time: | 01:54 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ432 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen, 10 km NE of Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito DZ432/N: Took off at 23:20 hrs for night bombing mission over Essen. 27/05/1943
Missing. Hit by Flak in the target area. The Mosquito was struggling back home on one engine.
Shot down by night fighter Lt. Heinz Strüning of 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Gilze-Rijen airfield (NL).
Crashed in Bleskensgraaf en Hofwegen (Zuid Holland), 10 km NE of Dordrecht at 01:54 hrs. 28/05/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (R/98909) Cameron Kent “Tubby” CHRYSLER (pilot) RCAF - injured /POW
P/O (J/17599) Ray Hutchings LOGAN (obs) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3.Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ432 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2009 22:05 | NePa | Updated |
| 19-Jan-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 05:39 | Next | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2018 17:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 14:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2019 07:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2021 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2022 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 07:51 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 03-Apr-2022 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 04:02 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 18-Jun-2022 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2023 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation