ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71086
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ288 |
| MSN: | EW-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Biscay. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Fairwood Common, South Wales |
Mosquito DZ288/Z: Took off at 22:35 hrs for intruder evening ranger mission over Brittany 19/05/1943
Shot down on Ranger patrol during the diversionary raid whilst the Moehne and Eder dams were being attacked by 617 Sqdn. After shooting up several locomotives, searchlights and two control boats at the end of seaplane flare paths one of which sunk.
Hit by A/A fire both were killed. Failed to return. Missing. Probably shot down over the Bay of Biscay.
Crew:
F/O (P.0373) Antoni DZIĚGIELEWSKI (pol.pilot) PAF - killed
F/O (P.0045) Adam WĚGIEL (pol.obs) PAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://orb.polishaf.pl/unit/307sqn
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2010 02:06 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Apr-2010 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2011 04:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 02:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 27-May-2014 17:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2014 19:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2015 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2015 06:54 | DB | Updated [Cn] |
| 23-Jan-2019 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2021 09:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2022 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 19:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country, Damage] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator] |
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