ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165934
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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ340 |
| MSN: | HB-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Narborough Hall, Downham Market, nr RAF stn Marham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito PZ340/Z: Took off at 16:37 hrs for a hight level patrol over Heligoland. 01/01/1945
On return called base on R/T at 20:16hrs but crashed four minutes later near Narborough Hall, Downham Market, 3 miles NE of RAF Marham, Norfolk /10 miles SW of RAF West Raynham, Norfolk. Pilot control lost returning from bomber support mission. The crash was probably caused by an instrument failure.
Crew:
F/O (156104) Ian George WALKER (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:339013 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 October, 1943)
F/O (152875) Joseph Ridley WATKINS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1601157 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 05 October, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 October 1944 | PZ340 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2014 08:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Sep-2014 08:55 | Earl | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2015 07:07 | Iwosh | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 18-May-2019 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 13:21 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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