ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170468
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| Date: | Friday 27 October 1944 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ178 |
| MSN: | YP-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Snoring, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Little Snoring |
Mosquito PZ178/Y: Took off 19:10 hrs for training flight. 27/10/1944
HR211 flown by Lt. Christie acting as the target during a practice attack was hit by PZ178 flown by F/L Curd.
Mosquito HR211 lost part of a wingtip and crash landed in a field near RAF Little Snoring.
Mosquito PZ178 landing Ok.
Crew:
F/Lt (46848) John "Jackie" CURD (pilot) RAF - Ok /Mosquito PZ178/Y
F/Sgt (992599) Patrick Hugh DEVLIN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Lt. (5516N) J.H. CHRISTIE (NL. pilot) RAFVR - Ok /Mosquito HR211/T
W/O (746989) K.V. RANN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt.
2.https://no23squadron.wordpress.com/tag
3.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 August 1942 | DZ234 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 1 April 1943 | DZ234 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 12 September 1944 | PZ315 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2014 10:48 | Unites | Added |
| 02-Sep-2015 22:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2021 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Sep-2023 18:33 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 22-Sep-2023 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [[[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]]] |
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