ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214560
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1944 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ934 |
| MSN: | HB-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
26/27- September -1944
Nine Mosquitoes of 239 Squadron were detailed, and took-off to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of aircraft of 8 Group PFF who were attacking Frankfurt. Two aircraft (239 'F' and 239 'N') returned early, due to illness of the pilot in the first case and AI and GEE u/s in the second case. The remaining seven Mosquitoes completed uneventful sorties.
239 Sqdn Mossie PZ240 ("HB-N") returned early Al and GEE u/s.
Mosquito HJ934/F: Took off at 23:25 hrs for Night mission over Frankfurt. 26/09/1944
Returned early due to illness of the pilot. Landing at 00:30 hrs. 27/09/1944
Crew:
W/O (1374484) John CAMPBELL DFM (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (174.684) Roland PHILLIPS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 March 1944 | HJ934 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 16 September 1944 | HJ934 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 9 October 1944 | HR214 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 21 November 1944 | HR214 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 23 February 1945 | NT354 | 239 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF stn Foulsham, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2018 16:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Oct-2021 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2021 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 22:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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