ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71513
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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ464 |
| MSN: | XD-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Le Tréport, Seine-Maritime département. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ464/C: Take off at 19:45 hrs for bomber raid over Orleans. 21/05/1943
Shot down by flak on French coast returning from mission to Orleans
Crew:
S/Ldr (41790) Vernon Ralph Garcia HARCOURT DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
W/O (581211) Jocelyn FRIENDLY DFM (obs) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3902
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ464 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2010 09:28 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Mar-2012 10:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2014 14:16 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 08:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2021 17:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source] |
| 30-Aug-2021 09:46 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2021 12:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 07:52 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
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