ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73812
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HP935 |
| MSN: | SB-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Riquier-ès-Plains, Seine-Maritime. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gravesend, Kent |
Mosquito HP935: Took off at 13:55 hrs for attack on V-1 site in France. 27/04/1944
Was one of 8 aircraft from the Squadron detailed to bomb construction works in Northern France.
Mosquito HP935 failed to return from the mission.
The formation was led by W/Cdr Iredale CO of the Squadron. The CO attacked the target and it is believed his No 2 (F/O Oates) ahught in slipstream of lead formation Mosquito, pilot lost control & hit tree, rolled over & crashed in flames nr village of Saint Riquier es Plains Northern France. No survivors were seen. 27/04/1944.
Crew:
F/O (NZ416146) Arnold Rex OATES (pilot) RNZAF - killed
Sgt (1580119) Douglas Edwin SPENCER (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.adfserials.com/2a52.shtml
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.
3.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 April 1945 | RS527 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 10:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-May-2011 08:37 | paddy301 | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2011 07:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 24-Sep-2011 03:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2012 06:37 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 28-Jun-2014 14:58 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 13:27 | Jixon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2015 12:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2016 08:44 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2019 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2021 15:16 | TG | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Nov-2021 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2024 07:22 | Antonio | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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