ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73824
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| Date: | Thursday 31 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP931 |
| MSN: | EG-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Metz, Moselle department, Grand Est region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito HP931/O: Took off at 15:25 hrs for attack on SS headquarters near Metz. 31/08/1944 Missing.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ428817) Eric Cawthra HEATON (pilot) RNZAF - Evade
F/O (NZ416138) Kenneth Gordon MASON (nav.) RNZAF - Evade
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 December 1943 | HX975 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Linderflier, south of Vroomshoop, Overijssel. |  |
w/o |
| 11 April 1945 | TA113 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2010 11:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-May-2010 02:01 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2010 12:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Mar-2014 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2014 14:48 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Mar-2019 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2021 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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