ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177034
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Date: | Tuesday 16 January 1945 |
Time: | 01:45 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PZ227 |
MSN: | TW-N |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk |
Narrative:16-January-1945
Eighteen aircraft were detailed, and seventeen took-off in support of bombers attacking Brüx, Magdeburg and Zeitz. Twelve Mosquitoes of 141 were given ASH patrols, one was withdrawn and two, 'M' returned early, the former owing to ASH and backward AI being u/s and the other ("B") was diverted to Carnaby with its port engine u/s.
The remaining aircraft completed their patrols. 141 'E' (F/Lt Young and F/O Sanderson) shot down a Bf 110 near Magdeburg, and 141 'G' (F/O Brady and F/Lt Webster) destroyed another Bf 110 after a 25 minute chase, also in the vicinity of Magdeburg.
Five Mosquitoes of 239 bombed Stuttgart and then patrolled the area without event.
Mosquito PZ227/N: (141 Sqdn) Took off at 19:40 hrs. for A.S.H. and A.I.mission.16/01/1945
Returne from Zeitz on one engine. Landing on one engine in RAF Woodbridge at 01:45 hrs. 17/01/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (102.625) Jolin Valentine THATCHER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (152.814) Roger Alfred CALVERT(nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 June 1944 |
DD758 |
141 Sqn RAF |
0 |
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9 June 1944 |
DD758 |
141 Sqn RAF |
2 |
RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England |
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w/o |
Mid-air collision |
12 July 1944 |
DZ748 |
141 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Jun-2015 17:04 |
Thomas Fuk |
Added |
19-Aug-2015 22:55 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
02-Sep-2018 17:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
03-Sep-2018 13:14 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
19-Oct-2019 15:10 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
05-Nov-2021 17:06 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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