ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144084
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| Date: | Sunday 23 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HR240 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predennack |
Mosquito HR240: Took off at 15:50 hrs for Ranger offensíve mission to France. 23/07/1944
F/Lt Furniss with F/O Hill and F/Lt Shaw with F/O Burn successfully shot up a radar station and several power switching stations on the rail network. F/Lt Furniss's Mosquito HR240 received some flak damage. Landing Ok at 17:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (123.112) John FURNISS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (147.279) John Foxcroft HILL (nav) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
http://www.151squadron.org.uk/
ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 03:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Mar-2012 04:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2014 19:35 | H.Shaft | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2014 12:35 | Tu104 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2015 19:08 | Jixn | Updated [Registration] |
| 20-Jun-2016 09:09 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Destination airport] |
| 08-Sep-2018 05:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-Sep-2020 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Damage, Operator] |
| 03-Jan-2022 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2022 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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