ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178974
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| Date: | Sunday 9 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | ML917 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito ML917: Took off for Pampa mission over Dortmund. 09/01/1944
During flight went port engine u/s and was damaged the propeller. Aircraft lost height and flew through flak from Ruhr. Over North Sea fire started in Gee equipment. Fire extinguished using maps and charts.
During the flight at low height avoided the balloons barrage over convoy. Landing one engine Ok.
Crew:
P/O (159490) Herbert James IZATT (pilot) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:1372395 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 November, 1943)
F/Sgt (1272142) Alfred William BAINES (nav.) RAFVR: Ok (Officer:174238 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 May, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1409 Flt RAF
3.London Gazette
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2015 13:16 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 31-Aug-2015 14:36 | INV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2022 18:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2022 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 10:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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