ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210455
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| Date: | Monday 24 April 1944 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ309 |
| MSN: | HB-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
24- April -1944
Sixteen Mosquitoes (seven from 141 and nine from 239), of which only twelve took-off (six from each unit) were detailed to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of bombers who were attacking Karlsruhe. Nine aircraft successfully completed their sorties without event and all except one landed at Woodbridge on the return. 24/25.4.1944
The other three returned early:
141 'B' – radar u/s.
239 Sqn DZ293 (“HB-N”): engine trouble and oxygen failure.
Mosquito DZ309/M (239 Sqdn): Took off at 23:40 hrs for Serrate patrol over Karlsruhe. 24/04/1944
Returned to base owing directional gyro u/s. Landing at 23:59 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (J/85437) D.M. HILDEBRAND (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (130919) Brian Anthony LEAHY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:656348 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 1944 | DZ263 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 8 February 1944 | DZ263 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 15 February 1944 | DZ236 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 20 February 1944 | DZ263 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
min |
| 23 February 1944 | DZ263 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 15 July 1944 | DZ263 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2018 15:11 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Aug-2018 14:13 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2021 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 07:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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