ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144076
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| Date: | Sunday 9 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK232 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predannack |
Mosquito HK232: Took off at 18:05hrs for a Ranger bombing trip. 09/07/1944
Further Ranger bombing raids were carried out by F/O Ayton with F/O Taylor and F/O Wright with F/Sgt Wilson. Their targets were the railway system in general. Attacking trains, F/O Ayton and F/O Taylor's aircraft was badly shot up by both medium and light antiaircraft fire as a result of which the hydraulic system of their machine was badly damaged. They were also chased by a FW 190 but they were able to shake it off and return to base where they made a safe "belly" landing at 22:10hrs. No one was hurt.
Crew:
F/O (51167) Gordon Frederick AYTON DFC (pilot) RAF - OK
F/O (149.331) Bernard Horace Theodore TAYLOR (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt]
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 03:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 16:52 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2015 22:42 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 21:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2021 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2022 09:26 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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