ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72822
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 1944 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK255 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field 500 yards from RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall |
Mosquito HK255: Took off at 20:55 hrs for a Night Patrol over Chadwell. 19/03/1944
F/Lt Singleton and his navigator F/O Haslem shot down three Junkers Ju 188s in the space of 20 minutes. Debris from one of their victims damaged the engines of their Mosquito, and the pair were forced to crash-land two miles from base at 21:50 hrs. 19/03/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (69431) Joseph 'Joe' SINGLETON DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (130.325) William Geofirey HASLAM DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Feb-2010 21:20 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2012 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2014 16:57 | Taillor | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2015 19:40 | Paix | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2017 18:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:29 | BC | Updated [Time] |
| 22-Sep-2021 20:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2022 23:03 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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