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Date: | Sunday 11 October 1942 |
Time: | 19:05 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | DK317 |
MSN: | GB-? |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | west of Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
Netherlands
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mosquito DK317: Took off at 16:40 hrs for an operation against Hannover (Gr.) 11/10/1942
Missing. Hit by fighter pilot Unteroffizier Max Kolschek of the 4./JG 1 based at Woensdrecht airfield, who was flying a Fw 190A.
The location was noted as 'west of Hoek van Holland', which is located in Zuid-Holland.
Crew:
S/Ldr (80548) James Gerard Leslie KNOWLES (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:742046 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 July, 1940)
P/O (131659) Charles Douglas Alan GARTSIDE (obs) RAFVR - killed (NCO:948197 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 November, 1942)
Sources:
1.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt 2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
4. JG 1 claim list
5. ww2.dk
Revision history:
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11-Oct-2022 08:56 |
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11-Oct-2022 09:09 |
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12-Oct-2022 17:41 |
TigerTimon |
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12-Oct-2022 17:41 |
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