ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72052
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| Date: | Monday 14 June 1943 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ648 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predannack |
Mosquito HJ648: Took off at 07:35 hrs for Instep patrol over Bay of Biscay. 14/06/1943
At 09:29 hrs four Mosquito aircraft (3 from 307 Polish Sqdn RAF and 1 from 410 Sqdn RCAF) attacked a group of 5 outbound boats (U-68, U-155, U-159, U-415 and U-634) in the Bay of Biscay.
The leading Mosquito HJ648 first strafed U-68 and then U-155, but its port engine stopped after being hit by AA fire. The aircraft was forced to make a belly landing in RAF Predannack at 12:35 hrs.14/06/1943
Crew:
S/Ldr (P.76818) Stanislav SZABLOWSKI (pol.pilot) PAF - OK
Sgt (P/781284) Henryk GAJEWSKI (pol.obs) PAF - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.uboat.net/boats/u155.htm
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2010 08:54 | NePa | Added |
| 13-Feb-2010 10:16 | NePa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2011 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 02:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 27-May-2014 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 07:52 | Next | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2015 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 23:05 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2022 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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