ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51844
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1943 |
| Time: | 02:28 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ719 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 15km northwest of Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Essex |
Mosquito DZ719: Took off at 23:55 hrs for Night Intruder mission to Gilze-Rijen airfield. 25/05/1943
Damaged by Flak. Missing at 02:28 hrs. 26/05/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (976755) Eric Granville Moreton SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1432834) Albert CHILTON (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-Nov-2009 22:05 | NePa | Updated |
| 13-Nov-2010 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 07:42 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:50 | Koumes | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2018 18:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2018 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2018 17:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:14 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 20:09 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jan-2022 09:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2022 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jun-2022 23:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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