ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184252
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1944 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 456 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HK353 |
| MSN: | RX-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
| RAF Ford |
Mosquito HK353/M: Took off at 02:55 hrs for Night patrols over the Normandy beachhead. 11/06/1944
W/O Ivor Sanderson led combat with HE177 and getting the victory. Mosquito suffered heavy damage from return fire and they were lucky to get home with R/T also unserviceable at 03:45 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (Aus.413670) Ivor William SANDERSON (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (1622548) Charles Herold NICHOLAS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 456 Sqn RAAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 February 1943 | HJ852 | 456 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF stn Valley, Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2016 16:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2016 16:53 | Next | Updated [Time] |
| 09-May-2019 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Jul-2021 09:40 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2021 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2021 11:26 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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