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| Date: | Sunday 11 October 1942 |
| Time: | 18:34 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ341 |
| MSN: | GB-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hof Ter Weydeweg road, Terwijde, city of Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ241/A: Took off at 16:41 hrs for a bombing operation against Hannover. 11/10/1942
The aircraft was hit by Unteroffizier Günther Kirchner of the 5./JG 1 based at Schiphol airfield, who was flying a Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, and crashed at 18:34 hrs.
Crew:
F/L (J/106223) James LANG (pilot) RCAF - POW
P/O (104415) Robert Patrick THOMAS DFC (obs.) RAFVR : POW (NCO:921089 Commission Gazetted : Friday 19 September, 1941)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3. SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1876
4. http://ww2.dk/air/jagd/jg1.htm
5. POW list
6. Prien/Bock
7. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Sep-2022 17:08 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 24-Sep-2022 17:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, ] |
| 11-Oct-2022 11:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Oct-2022 11:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, ] |
| 12-Oct-2022 07:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Feb-2024 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
| 07-Mar-2024 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jun-2024 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 22-Apr-2025 06:33 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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