ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70856
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| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD749 |
| MSN: | HB-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito DD749/W: Took off for a Air test. 03/08/1944
Crashed on overshoot the runway in RAF West Raynham. Broke up on impact and burst into flames.
Crew:
F/O (127901) Norman VEALE (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1239063 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
F/O (140891) Reginald Daniel COMYN (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1804359 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 October, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.OBR 239 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 1944 | DZ749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 10 July 1944 | DD749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 19 July 1944 | DD749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 30 July 1944 | DZ749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 23 March 1945 | NT315 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 02:30 | NePa | Added |
| 29-May-2010 10:21 | JG | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2011 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:51 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:52 | Tu104 | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Aug-2015 07:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 19:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2021 15:31 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2022 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 20:05 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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