ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230728
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 654th (BR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS569 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Halesworth /AAF Sta.365, Suffolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376, Norfolk |
| RAF Halesworth /AAF Sta.365 |
Mosquito NS569: Took off for Anvil mission to V3 long range cannon battery, Mimoyecques, (F). 12/08/1944
Grenade explosion flipped Mosquito NS569 up several hundred feet, knocking out the port engine with debris coming through the nose injuring the navigator Lt McCarthy, control was regained and the pilot Lt Tunnel performed an emergency landing at RAF Halesworth. 12/08/1944
Crew:
1/Lt. (O-886174) Robert A. "Bob" TUNNELL (pilot) USAAF - Ok
2/Lt. (O-695680) Daniel J. McCARTHY (nav.) USAAF - injured
Sources:
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://www.8thafhs.com/get_one_acgroup.php?acgroup_id=91
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2019 14:55 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2021 10:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2021 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2023 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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