Mosquito FB. VI - PZ456 YP-? lost at Wezep (Heerdeweg) on 02-12-1944 (SGLO ref: T4762)

At the date of 02-12-1944, time: 2300, the aircraft type Mosquito has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Wezep (Heerdeweg, now Stationsweg). The unit of crew and plane is: 23 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Wing Commander, name: A.M. Murphy. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

Mosquito FB. VI - PZ456 YP-? - W/C A.M. Murphy - 23:00 - Wezeperveld
23 Squadron - RAF - Saturday 2 December 1944 - Mission: Bomber Support

Mosquito PZ456 YP-? was airborne 20:18 from Little Snoring
PZ456 Mk.FBVI - Unit 23 - Missing from night intruder to Gutersloh - 2.12.44
Shot down by Flak, crashing hamlet Wezeperveld, municipality Oldebroek, 6 mi SW of Zwolle
6 Dec 1944 both airmen were buried in Oldebroek General Cemetery

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Crew: Mosquito PZ456 YP-? - 2 Dec 1944 - Mission: Bomber Support
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33346 - Wing Commander - Pilot - Alan Michael Murphy - RAF - Age 27 - KIA

1801128 - Flight Sergeant - Navigator / W.Op. - Douglas Darbon - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
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33346 - Wing Commander - Pilot - Alan Michael Murphy - RAF - Age 27 - KIA
- of Newbury, Berkshire, UK - Grave 14 - Oldebroek General Cemetery "Ekelenburg" - CWGC ref. 2648224
born 26 Sep 1917, UK - died 2 Dec 1944, Wezep - Age 27
Son of Mr. Isaac Murphy and Mrs. Ethel Murphy (mother) née Moore;
husband of Mrs. Jean Murphy (wife) née Leggat, of Newbury, Berkshire, UK
Birth - 2nd Qtr. Jun 1914 - Doreen Murphy (sister) - mother's surname: Moore - district Cockermouth
Birth - 4th Qtr. Dec 1917 - Alan M. Murphy - mother's surname: Moore - district Cockermouth
The district Cockermouth spans the boundaries of the counties of Cumbria and Cumberland
Marriage - 3rd Qtr. 1906 - Isaac Murphy and Ethel Moore - district Cockermouth
Marriage - 3rd Qtr. 1941 - Alan M. Murphy and Jean Leggat - district Newbury, Berkshire, UK

Wing Commander - Alan Michael 'Sticky' Murphy - RAF
"Sticky" at Little Snoring - 1944
- courtesy of Tommy Cushing - via Pete Smith -

1801128 - Flight Sergeant - Navigator / W.Op. - Douglas Darbon - RAFVR - Age 21 - KIA
- of Charton, London, UK - Grave 15 - Oldebroek General Cemetery "Ekelenburg" - CWGC ref. 2648214
Son of Robert Charles and Victoria Augusta Darbon, of Charlton, London, UK

  Alan Michael 'Sticky' Murphy

  Douglas Darbon

 Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)