ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50832
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1944 |
| Time: | 21:48 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ943 |
| MSN: | TW-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Winneweer-Garrelsweer, 17 km north-east of Groningen. -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito HJ943/A: Took off at 17:58hrs for night intruder patrol over Kiel, Kattegat, Little Balt. 24/02/1944
Engaged an enemy aircraft near Heligoland but was obliged to break off the combat due to engine trouble. Returning to base at 3,000 feet the remaining engine failed and the Mosquito crashed at Garrelsveer (Groningen), 17 km NE of Groningen. Missing.
“Mosquito HJ943 Took off at 17:58 hrs on the night of 24/25th/02/1944, detailed to carry out a service patrol to Kiel, Kattegat and Little Belt. At 21:00 hrs at approx 53.00N 05.00E, this aicraft was heard by F/O Waite and F/O Allen of 141 Sqn, to give “Mayday” to “Appelove” twice, but no acknowledgement was heard. Except for this nothing has been heard either the crew or the aircraft which was due to return to RAF West Raynham at 21:30 hrs.”
Crew:
P/O (Aus.420071) Desmon Byrne SNAPE (pilot) RAAF - Killed
P/O (J/20406) Ian Hamilton FOWLER (nav.) RCAF - PoW
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944% 20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
3.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 1944 | PZ166 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2009 06:17 | NePa | Updated |
| 14-Nov-2009 09:56 | NePa | Updated |
| 07-Feb-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2012 02:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:15 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 10-Mar-2014 15:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 14:23 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:16 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2019 12:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2019 06:51 | nemesis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jan-2020 12:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 01-Sep-2021 11:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2021 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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