ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176880
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ654 |
| MSN: | HB-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Burnham Flats. Berkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito HJ654/J: Took off for Test /Training flight. 06/07/1944
Called up on the R/T to say he had a slight fire on board after firing his guns over Burnham Flats. He landed safely and the fire was found to be oil dripping onto the hot gun barrels which caused smoke to drift into the cockpit.
Crew:
F/Lt (124.165) Donald Ridgewell 'Podge' HOWARD (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (144.336) Frank Albert Walter "Sticky" CLAY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1944 | DZ298 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 8 July 1944 | DZ298 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | south-east of Charleroi, the province of Hainaut. |  |
min |
| 24 July 1944 | DZ289 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 29 July 1944 | DZ654 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2015 20:43 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 21-Jun-2015 12:17 | Iwosh | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 11:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2021 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Oct-2021 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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