ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165914
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 01:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ226 |
| MSN: | HB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Raguth, Wittendörp, Mecklenburg. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
15/16- September -1944
Fourteen Mosquitoes (five from 141Sqdn and nine from 239Sqdn ) were detailed to carry out Serrate /AI patrols in support of bombers attacking Kiel. Thirteen aircraft took-off, one of 239 Sqdn was subsequently withdrawn and nine completed their sorties without incident, except for :
239 Sqdn Mossie ('HB-F') returned early with gyro instruments u/s.
239 Sqdn Mossie ('HB-C') had complete radar failure.
Mosquito PZ226/B: Took off at 22:50 hrs for mission over Kiel. 15/09/1944
Hit by fire from Grossbatterie Lauen and Grossbatterie Dummersdorf. Crashed at 01:55 hrs. 16/09/1944
Crew:-
F/O (160669) Edward Walter OSBORNE (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1295271 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 December, 1943)
P/O (185019) George Victor ACHESON (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1394943 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 07 November, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 11 March 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 24 March 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing | |
w/o |
| 26 March 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 20 October 1944 | PZ372 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ372 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2014 17:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jun-2015 13:41 | INV | Updated [Cn] |
| 26-Aug-2015 10:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2016 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2021 19:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2021 12:39 | Don Diego | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2021 21:56 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:36 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 15:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 22:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jul-2022 21:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 31-Jul-2022 15:34 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2023 11:44 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 10:22 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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