ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177158
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| Date: | Saturday 16 September 1944 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ244 |
| MSN: | HB-C |
| 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 |
15/16.09.1944
Fourteen Mosquitoes (five from 141 and nine from 239) were detailed to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of bombers attacking Kiel. Thirteen aircraft took-off, one of 239 was subsequently withdrawn and nine completed their sorties without incident, except for 239 'H' (F/O Osborne and F/Sgt Acheson) which is missing.
239 Sqn Mosquito 'HB-F' returned early with gyro instruments u/s.
Mosquito PZ244/C: Took off at 22:50hrs for Serrate patrol over Kiel. 15/09/1944
Returned early for had complete radar AI failure. Landing at 00:25 hrs. 16/09/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (103.601) Thomas Learmouth WRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (144.320) John Patrick O'CONNOR (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
| 20 February 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England | |
min |
| 2 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 21 March 1944 | DZ297 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 12 June 1944 | DD722 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 30 October 1944 | PZ244 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 April 1945 | NT279 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2015 13:51 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 21-Jun-2015 19:30 | Zeeland | Updated [Registration] |
| 26-Aug-2015 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 10:38 | Zeeland | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2018 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 18:06 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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