Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV DZ408,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198495
 
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Date:Wednesday 24 March 1943
Time:20:13
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:105 Sqn RAF
Registration: DZ408
MSN: GB-F
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Marham, Norfolk, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Marham
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ408/F: Took off at 17:06 hrs for a Raid on goods traffic on Bremen-Osnabruck Line. 24/03/1943
Both engines were damaged during the flight. Germann fighters shaken off near Quackenbruck.
Heavy Flak over coast'. Landing at 20:13 hrs. 24/03/1943.
Crew:
P/O (127.889) William Ernest Gifford HUMPHREY (pilot) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (950354) Eric MOORE (obs) RAFVR - Ok


Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 105 Sqn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 July 1942 DK298 105 Sqn RAF 2 North Sea 28km west of Helgoland w/o
8 December 1942 DZ314 105 Sqn RAF 0 Waddenzee, 8 km north-east of Den Helder, Noord-Holland w/o
20 January 1944 DZ408 105 Sqn RAF 0 Waveland Farm, Grimston, 3 miles east of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England w/o

Images:


Mosquito Production list showing DZ408 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Aug-2017 14:27 Nepa Added
09-Sep-2018 07:15 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
24-Aug-2021 19:37 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities]
22-Oct-2021 22:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
15-Feb-2022 21:57 Nepa Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator]
16-Feb-2022 19:25 grapeshot418 Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo]

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