ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152372
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB212 |
| MSN: | 6T-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 km south-west of Wörrstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
Mosquito KB212/F: Took off at 23:02 hrs for attack to Mannheim. 27/08/1944
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot up by heavy Flak at 01:15hrs. 28/08/1944
The following appeared as Coles' statement:
I gave the order to bale out as aircraft received second burst of flak. Rendered unconscious when I believe stick must have been forced back against temple. Regain consciousness at low altitude in spin. As far as I can ascertain bottom escape hatch was not open (normal escape hatch).
Crew:
F/O (J/16833) Millard Wright COLES DFC (pilot) RCAF - POW
F/Lt (J/15601) Charles Edmund DARBY DFM (nav.) RCAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://rcafassociation.ca/awards.php?search=1&keyword=&page=173&mem=&type=rcaf
3.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
4.Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2013 02:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Jan-2013 03:24 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 25-Jul-2014 12:13 | Tu144 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2014 17:11 | Tu160 Blackjack | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 08:38 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 11-Mar-2016 15:11 | Tu144 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2018 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Apr-2019 16:16 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Mar-2021 10:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:30 | Don Diego | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:17 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
| 07-Dec-2021 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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