ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152377
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | 04:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB264 |
| MSN: | 6T-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
| RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito KB264 : Took off at 23:45 hrs for Night mission to Karlsruhe. 07/09/1944
Engine cut on return from operation and crash-landed in RAF Bradwell Bay at 04:20 hrs. 08/09/1944
Fg Off Jacobs awarded DFC whilst with 150 Squadron. Gazetted 11 August 1942
Fg Off Hobbs awarded DFC whilst with 608 Squadron. Gazetted 19 January 1945.
Fg Off Hobbs awarded Bar to DFC whilst with 608 Squadron. Gazetted 22 May 1945.
Crew:
F/Lt (103488) Cecil Ronald JACOBS DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1167362 Commission Gazetted : Friday 12 September, 1941)
F/O (139887) Peter Stanley HOBBS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:819146 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 25 May, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=608
3.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 03:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 13:12 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 08:56 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2019 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2019 14:09 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2022 16:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Aug-2022 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 20:07 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2023 16:20 | Anon. | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 24-Oct-2023 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [[[Source, Narrative]]] |
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