ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186095
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 May 1944 |
| Time: | 04:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ547 |
| MSN: | AZ-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Woodhall Spa |
Mosquito DZ527/E: Took off at 23:23 hrs for mission to Toulouse - Aircraft Assembly Plant - Blagnac Airfield. 01/05/1944
Compass totally u/s during the flight. Smoke was issuing from the rear of the fuselage with a strong electrical insulation odour about it, and we were to find out later that the master compass had received a direct hit. Intercom had also been put out of action. A shell had gone through the port wing between the inner and outer tanks, damaging a rib. Further damage had been done to the fin, hydraulic control and various other parts of the aircraft. Landing Ok in base at 04:10 hrs. 02/05/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (130831) Norman William MacKENZIE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (173979) Andrew DENHOLM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.raafdb.com/view_aircraft.asp?id=322
3.ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 February 1944 | DZ551 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | north-west of Pattensen, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
| 19 September 1944 | KB267 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 20 February 1945 | KB401 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | Böhlen, south of Leipzig, Saxony. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2016 06:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Jan-2019 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 22:55 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 03-Sep-2023 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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