ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71853
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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ637 |
| MSN: | AZ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito DZ637/X: Took off at 17:38 hrs for mission (Marker 3.) to Siegen. 01/02/1945
Missing. Believed hit by Flak and crash-landing on a road. Crash-site not fully established.
Crew:
F/Lt (102.137) Ronald BAKER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (612515) Douglas Georg BETTS (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ637 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 12:16 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Oct-2011 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2014 14:09 | Paix | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 19:48 | ABBA | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Sep-2015 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2019 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2020 16:59 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 24-Oct-2021 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2022 18:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2022 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 08:23 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 19-May-2022 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
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