ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89791
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1944 |
| Time: | 21:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ334 |
| MSN: | YP-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mayen, 25 km west-south-west of Koblenz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito PZ334/V: Took off at 19:14 hrs for Bomber Support mission over Bonn Area. 28/10/1944 Shot down by Flak at Mayen/Eifel at 21:35 hrs. Crashed in Mayen close to the cemetery.
Crew:-
F/Lt (162865) John Lewis JOYNSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed F/O (153124) John Edward SPETCH (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1543864 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 October, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 September 1942 | DD686 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England |  |
w/o |
| 23 February 1943 | DD800 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sousse area. |  |
min |
| 2 March 1943 | DD800 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea. | |
w/o |
| 14 September 1943 | HJ675 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 31 May 1951 | TV970 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 12:39 | ThW | Added |
| 06-Feb-2011 03:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2014 12:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 14:17 | Zoom | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2015 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2022 13:49 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 18:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2023 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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