ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76262
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| Date: | Saturday 15 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ293 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km south-south-west of Chaumont, Namur, 23 km WSW of Dinant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ293 Took off at 23:55 hrs for escort the bombers over the airfield Florennes, Belgium.14/07/1944
Pilot blinded by search lights. Missing. 15/07/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (116893) Hugh Arthur LIGHTBODY (pilot ) RAFVR - killed (NCO:740743, Gazette of 7th April 1942)
F/Sgt (1451239) Ernest John Adams BROOMFIELD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.source ww2chat. Casualty
3.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2010 06:51 | NEPA | Added |
| 04-May-2014 14:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2014 15:59 | Taylor | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2019 08:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Dec-2021 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jul-2022 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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