ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177386
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| Date: | Sunday 20 February 1944 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ297 |
| MSN: | HB-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Wittering |
20/21- February -1944
Seven Mosquitoes were detailed from 141 and 239 Squadrons, but only four ('A', 'Q' and 'X' of 239 and 'X' of 141) took-off to patrol the Stuttgart area.
Mosquito DZ297/X (239 Sqdn) Took off at 02:35 hrs for Serrate mission over Leipzig. 20/02/1944
Obtained contacts but became lost owing to its GEE becoming u/s and failed V.S.I.
Was compelled to return. Landing in Wittering at 04:00hrs. 20/02/1944
The remaining aircraft carried out the patrol without incident.
Crew:
F/Sgt (????) J.T. O'CONNOR (pilot) RAFVR??- Ok
F/Sgt (1586841) Donald Gerald WEBB (nav.) RAFVR- Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?14257-RAF-West-Raynham.
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2015 22:24 | Roup dot comma | Added |
| 29-Jun-2015 07:20 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2015 07:26 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2015 19:49 | Angel dick one | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-May-2018 12:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 06:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:06 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2021 16:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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