ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139654
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV542 |
| MSN: | EW-Y |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Hunsdon |
Mosquito MV542/Y: Took off at 20:00 hrs for Night Intruder Patrol over NE Germany. 12/12/1944
Hit object in flight /hit by V1 in mid-air on night mission and bellylanded in RAF Hunsdon at 20:15 hrs.
”The aircraft after 6 minutes was hit while climbing through clod at 3.000 feet by a flying missile believed to be part of an A4 rocket. This missile carried away the upper third of the fin and rudder and the pitot head, also making a large hole in the port side of the fuselage near the tail. The pilot succeeded in flying the aircraft back to RAF Hundson but the war-head of the rocket had in the meantime already fallen on the airfield rendering exploded. Inspite the pilot made a successful landing. The second aircraft, which had been waiting to take off, was unable to do so owing to failure of lighting and overheated on the end of the runway. Consequently neither aircraft managed to carry out the intended operation.
Crew:
W/O (P/781163) Sylwester WIECZOREK (pol.pilot) PAF - OK
W/O (P/780283) Henryk OSTROWSKI (pol.nav.) PAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 1943 | DD644 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 2 | field Fair Acres Farm, near Pennard, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales | |
w/o |
| 9 August 1944 | HK108 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 15 January 1945 | NT303 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England | |
min |
| 14 January 1946 | NT303 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 2 | Reepham Road, Norwich near RAF stn Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2011 05:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 12-Jun-2014 13:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 15:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2015 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2023 12:04 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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