ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71556
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ468 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off French coast. -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito DZ468: Took off at 00:20 hrs for mission over St-Valery to mark a coastal battery. 28/05/1944.
Lost without a trace during a mission. It crashed into the waters of the English Channel off the French coast.
Crew:
F/O (128047) Phillip Spencer FOXCROFT DFC (pilo) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:1053518 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 September, 1942)
F/O (141163 ) Dennis Herbert ACORTH DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:1187345 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 April, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4. Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ468 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2010 05:24 | NePa | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2014 08:22 | Froome | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2019 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:34 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 27-May-2022 07:50 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 19:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 19:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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