ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164908
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM511 |
| MSN: | ZJ-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 30 miles south-west Dungeness, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
Mosquito MM511/V: Took off at 01:05 hrs for Anti Diver patrol. 18/07/1944
On 17/18 July, the aircraft code 'V', which was destroyed after engaging a 3rd V1 (having already destroyed 2)- Bennett records "hit by flak or pieces. Both engines failed and R.T. The plane was abandoned.
Bailed out into drink 30miles S.W. Dungeness. 6 hrs in dinghy. Picked up by HMS Obedient"
Crew:
S/Ldr (85665) Alastair PARKER-REES DFC (pilot) RAFVR - bailed out /Ok
F/Lt (103517) Geoffrey Edgecombe BENNETT DFC (nav.) RAFVR - bailed out /OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 1944 | MM499 | 96 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Worthing, Sussex, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2014 17:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Aug-2014 13:35 | Earl | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2015 19:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Oct-2015 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase] |
| 25-Mar-2019 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 21:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2023 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator]] |
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