ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165427
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| Date: | Friday 1 September 1944 |
| Time: | 03:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS965 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Straßburg, Elsaß-Lothringen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS965: Took off for a night intruder mission over Germany. 31/08/1944.
Aircraft was pulling away after attacking a train when it was hit by light flak. The starboard engine was set ablaze and the pilot ordered the navigator to bale out. He then jettisoned the cockpit cover and climbed out on to the fuselage. He was hanging on when another shell burst flipped the aircraft over and he let go around 03:00 hrs on 01/09/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (42909) Duncan Alexander TAYLOR (pilot) RAF - Ok /evaded
F/Lt ( 62663) Stanley Cyril JOHNSON (nav.) RAF - Ok /evaded
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2014 15:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2014 15:06 | Tu104 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2014 15:15 | Quentin | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 14:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 15:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2019 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 10:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Sep-2021 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2021 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2022 00:54 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jul-2022 01:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Country] |
| 05-Jul-2022 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2022 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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