ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177389
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ644 |
| MSN: | HB-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
21/22-February-1944
Two freshman of 239 were detailed, and took-off to accompany 3 Gp Stirlings in the Frisians Islands (NL.).
Both were obliged to abandon the trip and return to base.
239 Sqn Mosquito 'HB-N' with engine problems.
Mosquito HJ644/A (239 Sqdn): Took off at 19:15 hrs. for mission over Frisians Islands (NL.) 21/02/1944
Returned early with AI and GEE u/s. Landing Ok at 20:05 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (130.322) Joseph William Hendy THOMAS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (1112082) Henry Joseph HAYES (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
| 5 March 1944 | HJ644 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 21 April 1944 | HJ644 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Kruishaar, 4 km south-east of Nijkerk, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 6 August 1944 | DD622 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2015 22:36 | Roup dot comma | Added |
| 28-Jun-2015 22:40 | AlLah | Updated [Registration] |
| 01-Jul-2015 09:03 | Scout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 10:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2018 19:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2021 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-May-2022 17:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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