ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15809
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| Date: | Monday 4 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK348 |
| MSN: | WM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Mosquito HK348: Took off at 17:00 hrs for Anti Diver patrol over North sea. 04/12/1944
The crew patrolled under the control of CHL Greyfriars of Dunwich. Reported missing, presumed to have crashed into the sea after going down to investigate a flare seen below.
At 18:57 hrs at position J.03, the CHL Greyfriars lost radar contact. Contact with the crew was not longer established.
Crew:
W/O (658958) James Kemble BRILL (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (905918) John Henry WALTER (nav.) RAFVR) - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.History 68 Squadron RAF
3.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1944 | MM679 | 68 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 24 November 1944 | HK237 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 21 February 1945 | NT323 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | 0,5 mile of RAF stn Wittering, Northamptonshire, England | |
sub |
| 4 March 1945 | NT357 | 68 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 10 March 1945 | NT356 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 24 March 1945 | NT477 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 11:38 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jun-2008 10:17 | Nepa | Updated |
| 09-Jul-2008 22:40 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 05:10 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:26 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 15:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2014 17:34 | Ivan Lother | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2019 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:13 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2021 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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