ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71368
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1944 |
| Time: | 19:32 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ359 |
| MSN: | XD-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Upwood |
Mosquito DZ359/R: Took off for a Bombing operation to Frankfurt. 13/03/1944
Crashed almost immediately at 19:32hrs in a very strong cross-wind.
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed at base.
Crew:
F/Lt (106655) Edgard William Fidgerald WALL (pilot) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:1375492 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 December, 1941)
F/O (133489) James William HOLDAWAY (nav.) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:742619 Commission Gazetted : Saturday 19 December, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.London Gazette
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 May 1943 | DZ602 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | near Rhenegge, 2 km WSW of Adorf, Diemelsee, Hessen. |  |
w/o |
| 2 January 1945 | KB222 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Natho, 10 km east-south-east of Zerbst. | |
w/o |
| 3 April 1945 | KB185 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing | |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ359 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2010 09:45 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2012 13:53 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2012 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2014 13:55 | R.Giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2016 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2021 12:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 15-Oct-2021 21:52 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 20:21 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 18:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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