History
DH98 Mosquito NF. Mk. II DZ689 lost at Snekermeer on 20-10-1943 (SGLO ref: T3000)
Mosquito IIF DZ689 with Pilot Sqn/Ldr Kenneth "Ken" Matthews
and Observer F/O - Derek Charles Burrow, Leeds, UK
was airborne from RAF Church Fenton, UK for an "Intruder-patrol"
The DZ689 equipped with four 20mm cannon and four.303in Browning machine guns
and powered with Rolls-Royce Merlin 21 and 23 engines flew direction Holland
Near Sneek the DZ689 was shot down and crashed on the west bank of the Sneekermeer
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Crew: DH98 Mosquito NF. Mk. II DZ689 - 20 Oct 1943 - Bomber Support Mission
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82954 - S/L - Pilot - K. Mathews - RAFVR - Age 27 - KIA - Sneek General Cemetery - Grave 2-712
1458090 - 129723 - F/O - Observer - D. C. Burrow - RAF - POW - interned in Camp L1 - POW No. 1365
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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