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Coastal Command 540 Squadron Mosquito captured after it forced landed on the beach of the Rosaries in Plétin on the Brittany coast, February 20, 1943.

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interesting...bent props but no damage by the looks of it. Close call with a wave top?

Sean

The propellers were bent by hard breaking by the pilot on the beach,the Mosquito B.IV Series II DZ466 was then coded T9+XB when tranfered to 2./Versuchsverband Ob.d.L (Zirkus Rosarius). Apparently the aircraft never flew again.

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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/71512

Date: 20-FEB-1943
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IV
Owner/operator: 540 Squadron Royal Air Force (540 Sqn RAF)
Registration: DZ466
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Plage des Rosaires beach at Plérin, Côtes-d'Armor département. - France
Phase: En route
Nature: Military
Departure airport: RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ466: Took off at 10:10 hrs for PR mission to Paris area. 20/02/1943
On during his return he made a forced landing on the beach near St.Brieuc.
The only captured Mosquito DZ466 /T9+XB.
Crew:
F/O (101.512 ) Wilfrid Lane PAYNE (pilot) RAFVR - POW
Sgt (1253865) Arthur John KENT (obs) RAFVR - POW

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