ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73891
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| Date: | Monday 24 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR236 |
| MSN: | YP-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito HR236: Took off at 09:12 hrs for Day Ranger patrol over NW Germany. 24/08/1944
Missing. Shot down by German fighter.
Crew:
S/Ldr (NZ2171) Paul Wattling RABONE DFC (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (143416) Frederick Charles Haver JOHNS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1386518, Gazette of 18th May 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=8354
3.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1942 | DD??? | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire, England. |  |
min |
| 8 September 1942 | DD??? | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England. | |
min |
| 19 March 1943 | DD742 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
min |
| 2 April 1943 | DD742 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | Shoreham to Hove railway line, Sussex, England | |
w/o |
| 1 February 1949 | RL244 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | 1/2 mile west of RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2010 09:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Feb-2011 12:15 | ThW | Updated [Registration, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2011 03:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 19:01 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 14:25 | Paix | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Aug-2015 09:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2021 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 13:13 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2021 12:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Feb-2022 17:08 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 18:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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