ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71374
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 192 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ375 |
| MSN: | DT-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - Bay of Biscay. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito DZ375/L: Took off at 16:35 hrs for a special duties flight over Bay of Biscay.11/08/1943 Missing.
Crew:
F/O (NZ402029) Edward William Huia SALTER (pilot) RNZAF - killed
W/O (580838) Ronald Cuthbert BESANT DFM (obs) RAF - killed
W/O Besant's DFM gazetted 22 Nov 40, then with 51 Sqdn. First Mosquito lost with 192 Sqdn.
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 192 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 April 1944 | DZ377 | 192 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Foulsham, Norfolk, England. |  |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ375 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2010 11:16 | NePa | Added |
| 26-Feb-2012 06:46 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 17:37 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 16:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Mar-2016 19:09 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 19:11 | Next | Updated [Cn] |
| 03-Feb-2019 16:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2021 19:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Damage] |
| 01-Sep-2021 09:24 | TB | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 22:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Country, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Dec-2021 23:14 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 17:06 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:16 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Apr-2022 19:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Aug-2023 07:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 26-Mar-2024 18:35 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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