Mosquito VI (PZ344 3P-) on a mission to Geldern on 1944-11-22

On Tuesday, 21 November 1944, (a part of) the aircraft of the 515 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to an unknown place in Gemany from a station (airfield) in or near Little Snoring.
One of the crew members was Flight Lieutenant T F L'Amie DFC. He departed for his mission at 17:30.
He flew with a Mosquito (type VI, with serial PZ344 and code 3P-). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Wednesday, 22 November 1944.

Thanks to Craig Benton for the crash location and information

The Mosquito was a Mk VI from 515 Sqn #PZ344 sqn code 3P, took off from "Little Snoring" UK at 17.30 and during a bomb attack against the railway station at Geldern was hit by light flak and crashed killing the crew.

The spot:
It seems as though the crew tried to land it in the Farmers field which is there today. It just missed the farm house and crashed into a small wood.
We have found many pieces, Ammunition, Transparencies. A Switch has also been found, bearing the P/N: N98868A, which does refer to a Mosquito, number 98 being the key factor.

Witnesses:
The older residents do/did seem to think that the A/C was British was flown by a 2 man crew, and was a Bomber. A Wheel assembly apparently landed on or next to an adjacent Farmhouse, and the A/C exploded shortly afterwards.
The wreckage remained untouched for about 2 weeks, after which the residents salvaged some of the fuselage and transparencies for domestic Building repair. A leg still inside a Flying Boot was also found by one of the Neighbours.

heinberg:

Crew:

Flight Lieutenant FREDERICK THEULIS L'AMIE: http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2047833  
Joint grave 8. C. 23-24.
Age: 22
Date of Death: 21/11/1944
Service No: 133267

Flying Officer JOHN WILLIAM SMITH:
http://www.cwgc.org/search/certificate.aspx?casualty=2032823
Joint grave 8. C. 23-24.
Age: 28
Date of Death: 21/11/1944
Service No: 51068
Son of John and Margaret Cormack Smith; husband of Edith Lilian Smith (nee Milne), of Montrose, Angus.

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