ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70759
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 31-MAY-1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk.II |
| Operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4064 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bazel Neth. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RA Horsham St. Faith |
Hit by flak Cologne and crashlanded Bazel Neth. 31.5.42. Ten miles SW of Antwerp, at Bazel on the west bank of the Schelde river, they had tried to crash land but ultimately ditched. Both killed, their bodies were washed ashore and subsequently laid to rest in Antwerp's Schoonselhof cemetery.
Crew:
P/O (101.549) William Deryck KENNARD (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (108.041) Eric Raymond JOHNSON (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Dec-2009 12:37 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Jan-2010 10:31 | NePa | Updated [Date, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2012 06:50 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
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