ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71731
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 May 1943 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ712 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tramain, 10 km south-east of Lamballe, Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Mosquito DZ712: Took off at 21:45hrs for night intruder mission n the Laval area of France. 18/05/1943
Crew was supposed to attacks places of possible resistance and "targets of opportunity
Flak batteries they fired at the aircraft and finally brought one down. Missing. The plane grazed a farmhouse, it tore off two or three trees, then it fell into a field of clover and then it exploded, all burnt. All the clover roasted and the crew were burnt at 23:30hrs.
Crew:
W/Cdr (22086) Donald Vernon IVINS (pilot) RAF - killed
W/O (931401) William Patrick DALY (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.absa39-45.com/Pertes%20Bretagne/Cotes%20Armor/17%20mai%2043/151sqdn.htm
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 10:12 | NePa | Added |
| 22-May-2011 13:22 | dahiot | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 06:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2014 11:18 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 10-Oct-2015 15:49 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2016 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 14:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2021 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2024 09:35 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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