ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172684
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ437 |
| MSN: | YP-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
| RAF Little Snoring |
Mosquito PZ437: F540 entry 27 March 1945.
F/L Gagnon and F/O Harris were detailed for an Anti-Flak patrol of Elbe River and Ludwigslust area. On the outward journey the CSU became u/s causing vibration of starboard engine, which developed excessively, so course was set for base. Eventually the engine failed completely. Great difficulty was found in maintaining height and at 4000 ft fuel tanks were jettisoned but only starboard drop tank released. Port engine started cutting 90 miles from English coast. This (trying to drop port tank) was repeated four time and 10 miles from the coast fuel tank unexpectedly jettisoned. R/T was very weak and communication to Coltishall was made through GOODCHILD…
Crew
F/Lt (J/27002) Joseph Aschiele Eugene GAGNON DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (171.867) Richard Craig HARRIS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37088/supplement/2621
3.https://no23squadron.wordpress.com/
4.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 September 1942 | DD683 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
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| 9 September 1942 | DD683 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | North sea,15 miles south-east of RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England | |
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| 8 October 1942 | DD691 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. | |
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| 27 December 1942 | DD691 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
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| 28 June 1943 | HJ682 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
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| 14 August 1943 | HJ682 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
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| 7 September 1943 | HJ682 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sigonella airfield, Siracusa, Sicily. |  |
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| 3 November 1943 | HJ682 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Pomigliano airfield, near Naples, Campania | |
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| 18 September 1944 | PZ180 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2015 21:49 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 03-Sep-2015 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 01-Dec-2015 09:20 | Tu144 | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Mar-2019 19:59 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 21:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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