ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165461
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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 418 (City of Edmonton) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | NT117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 2 miles north of Dieppe, Seine-Maritime department. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Holmsley South, Hampshire |
Mosquito NT117: Took off at 23:15 hrs for Night Flower mission at Laon and Juvincourt. 10/05/1944
Hit by flak Juvincourt and ditched 2miles north of Dieppe at 01:45 hrs. 11/05/1944
Rescued from the English Channel (18.35 - 20.15 hrs) by ASR Walrus L2315 of 277 Sqn (crewed by S/Ldr R.W. Wallens, W/O W.L. Butler and Sgt R.N. Smith).
Crew:
W/Cdr (J/6807) Anthony BARKER DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Lt (J/8125) R.G. FREDERICK (nav.) RCAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 418 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2014 08:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-May-2014 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2014 15:21 | J.Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2019 16:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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