ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179931
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1944 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD722 |
| MSN: | HB-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
12/13.06.1944
Fifteen Mosquitoes (nine of 141 and six of 239) were detailed. but only fourteen took-off, to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of bombers attacking Gelsenkirchen. Eleven aircraft completed uneventful patrols and the remaining three aborted for the following reasons: 141 'S' – engine caught fire, 239 'W' – one engine cut.
Mosquito DD722/C (239 Sqdn): Took off at 23:20hrs for Serrate patrol over Gelsenkirchen. 12/06/1944
Returned early for radar AI failure. Landing at 23:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (103.601) Thomas Learmouth WRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (144.320) John Patrick O'CONNOR (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
3.AIR 14/3460
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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| 2 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
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| 21 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
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| 16 September 1944 | PZ244 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 30 October 1944 | PZ244 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 April 1945 | NT279 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2015 05:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2015 05:48 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2016 16:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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