ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71061
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ240 |
| MSN: | TW-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bad Dürkheim west of the Rhune, Rheinland-Pfalz. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ240/H: Took off at 23:40hrs for Serrate patrol over Germany. 25/07/1944
Shot down from 20000 feet by a night-fighter and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak and crashed.
Crashing nr Bad Durkheim a town W of the Rhune about 18 km WSW of Ludwigshafen at 02:05 hrs 26/07/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (78677) Alfred John SMITZ (pilot) RAFVR - PoW (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 May, 1940)
F/O (15326) Joseph John BAMBURY (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1323648 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 November, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 10:37 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2012 14:20 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 10:37 | Jixon | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2015 20:05 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 16:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 20:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:21 | Don Diego | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 09:24 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2022 15:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 22:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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