ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72197
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| Date: | Sunday 25 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HJ719 |
| MSN: | TH-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Red Barn, near Upper Beeding, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito HJ719/U: Took off at 01:44 hrs for Anti Diver patrol. 25/06/1944
Abandoned after engine fire at Red Barn, near Upper Beeding Sussex.
W/O McGale in flight at 2,000 feet had a target lined up in his gunsight when his starboard engine failed. Even after feathering it he managed to climb to 5000 feet; but then the port engine took fire, forcing him to restart the starboard and feather the port. The aircraft just made it over the English coast before the starboard engine conked out for good. Crew bailed out, the skipper at a height only 800 feet above ground. He sprained an ankle.
Crew:
W/O (R/????) J.J.P McGALE (pilot) RCAF - bailed out
F/O (J/????) Edward J. STORY (nav.) RCAF - bailed out
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.manitobamilitaryaviationmuseum.com/PDF/418squadron.pdf
3.http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_HA100.html
4.https://www.therecord.com/living-story/2599441-rcaf-flyer-became-member-of-an-exclusive-club/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 June 1943 | HJ719 | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Thruxon, Hampshire, England. | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2010 22:55 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 09:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2013 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2014 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 13:28 | Digger | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2022 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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