ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177387
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ270 |
| MSN: | HB-Q |
| 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 |
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 DZ270/Q (239 Sqdn) Took off at 22:55 hrs Serrate mission over Leipzig. 20/02/1944
Did not complete its patrol owing to radar trouble but succeeded in engaging a Bf 110 off the Frisian Islands and destroyed it before returning to base. Landing at 00:25hrs.21/02/1944.
The remaining aircrafts carried out the patrol without incident.
Crew:
F/O (52153) Earl Allan KNIGHT (pilot) RAF - Ok (NCO:547140, Gazette of 6th July 1943)
F/O (128562) Desmond Patrick DOYLE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1153760, Gazette of 8th September 1942)
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
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 February 1944 | DZ270 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - English Channel | |
w/o |
| 22 March 1944 | HJ714 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 31 March 1944 | HJ714 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 1 April 1944 | HJ714 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 28 May 1944 | HJ714 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Renswoude - Veenendaal, Utrecht. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2015 22:26 | Roup dot comma | Added |
| 28-Jun-2015 22:37 | Slizack | Updated [Registration] |
| 29-Jun-2015 12:24 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2021 16:49 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 10:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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