ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70930
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| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4070 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Horsham St.Faith, Norfolk |
Mosquito W4070: Takeoff at 18:17 hrs for mission to Bremen. 27/08/1942
Hit North sea and sank on return from Vegesack 5430N:0600E
Crew:
S/Ldr (39713) Raymond Noel COLLINS DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (116969) William MAY (obs) RAFVR - killed (NCO:656096 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 23 June, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.Henk Welting's Database
4.CWGC
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 09:58 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 13:51 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 09:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 09:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2016 13:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 06:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jan-2019 21:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-Jun-2021 16:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 21:20 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2021 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2021 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2021 20:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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