ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176837
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ934 |
| MSN: | HB-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
26/27- March -1944
Nine Mosquitoes (six of 141 and three of 239) took-off with instructions to patrol various points on the route taken by bombers on their way to Essen. Of the remaining four 141 'N', 141 'G', 239 'N' and 141 'C' completed their patrols uneventfully. 141 'X' (F/O White and F/O Allen) claim one Ju 88 as damaged.
The following returned early:
141 'M' – No HT
141 'R' – Outer tank not feeding
239 'B' – Serrate / AI equipment u/s
Mosquito HJ934/F (239 Sqn): Took off at 19:45 hrs for mission over Essen. 26/03/1944
Abandoned the mission and return early for starboard engine faulty. Landing Ok at 21:15hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1374484) John CAMPBELL (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1122505) Roland PHILLIPS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
3.http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?14257-RAF-West-Raynham.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1944 | HJ934 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 27 September 1944 | HJ934 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 9 October 1944 | HR214 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 21 November 1944 | HR214 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
| 23 February 1945 | NT354 | 239 Sqn RAF | 1 | RAF stn Foulsham, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2015 15:58 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 18:39 | Uzi | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2015 07:56 | Fuxs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:21 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2021 10:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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