ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70773
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| Date: | Friday 21 April 1944 |
| Time: | 03:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD616 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, Walloon Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito DD616: Took off at 00:26hrs for Serrate Patrol /support operation over Cologne. 21/04/1944
Duel with Hptm Paul Zörner / Ofw Wilke Heinrich Stab III ./NJG5 Hit south-east of Brussels, R 4.000m of altitude on the return flight. The aircraft one engine heavy damaged. The plane crashed at 03:30 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/6223) G.R. MORGAN (pilot) RCAF - Evd
F/Sgt (1585671) David BENTLEY (nav.) RAFVR - POW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 00:09 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 07:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2014 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2014 13:11 | Lorenzo Lamas | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2014 18:54 | Digger | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 04:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 11:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Nov-2022 06:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 01-Sep-2023 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [[Location]] |
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