ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70536
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR259 |
| MSN: | DM-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ile de Groix. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito HR259/Q: Took off for Anti U/Boad sweep and Recco in Gironde. 19/08/1944
Engine cut ditched off Ile de Groix. Crew rescued by navy.
Crew:
S/Ldr (33444) Henry Cartwright RANDALL DFC (pilot) RAF – Ok rescued
F/O (139.926) James Edward ORCHARD DFC (nav.) RAFVR – Ok rescued
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 1945 | HR632 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | 30 miles south-west of The Naze Essex, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 09:28 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 11:57 | Apen | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2014 12:49 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2015 12:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-May-2016 17:02 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2016 11:08 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Nov-2021 10:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jul-2022 11:28 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
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