ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185072
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| Date: | Sunday 15 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | FIU RAF |
| Registration: | HK166 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
| RAF Ford |
Mosquito HK166: (Mosquito Fighter Interception Unit) At Night 15/08/1943
F/O Phillips / F/O Smith in Beaufighter V8565 and F/O Norsworthy / F/O Reece in Mosquito HK166 were on night readiness.
F/O Norsworthy were on patrol under Durrington GCI and had a contact on a bogey at 7,000'. They closed in to 1¾ miles range, when the bogey turned to starboard and the contact was lost in the altitude ring. Although revectored by control contact was not regained. Shortly afterwards they had to return with bent weapon.
Crew:
F/O (J/5114) Hughes Hoyles NORSWORTHY (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (116.795) William Edwin REECE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=3280.135
3.ORB FIU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2016 10:45 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2016 21:18 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2021 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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