ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197243
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD792 |
| MSN: | YP-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito DD792/B: Took off at 01:35 hrs. for night intruder patrol to Twente. 14/09/1942
The Mosquito was hit by flak over Heemstede and had to return on one engine.
The A/C crash landed at 03:10 hrs in RAF Manston but the crew were unhurt .
Crew:
W/Cdr (37853) Bertie Rex O'Bryen HOARE DSO DFC & bar (pilot) RAF - OK
F/O (50593) John Frederick POTTER DFC (obs.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 July 1942 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Exeter, Devon, England. | |
min |
| 6 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. |  |
non |
| 15 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa. | |
min |
| 19 January 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Tripoli. |  |
min |
| 16 February 1943 | DD792 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Porto Palo, Province of Syracuse, Sicily. |  |
w/o |
| 9 June 1943 | HJ674 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa | |
min |
| 20 May 1950 | RL257 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | 1 mile ENE of Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2017 16:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Sep-2021 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Oct-2021 10:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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