ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180107
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| Date: | Thursday 3 May 1945 |
| Time: | 01:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ313 |
| MSN: | YP-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
| RAF Little Snoring |
Mosquito PZ313/P: Took off at 21:10 hrs for night intruder mission to Hohn airfield. 02/05/1945
The aircraft was hit by Flak fire above the target. The rear part of the fuselage and the port engine were damaged.
Landing Ok at 01:10 hrs on 03/05/1945.
Crew :
F/Sgt (640299) James Richard BIRD (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1565338) Joseph David THOMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 February 1943 | DZ232 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
w/o |
| 14 March 1943 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
non |
| 13 April 1943 | DZ709 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 10 December 1943 | HX804 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Alghero airfield, Catania, Sassari | |
min |
| 21 July 1944 | PZ174 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | along the Kerkweg road, Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2015 11:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Oct-2015 19:13 | BlB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2015 18:13 | Heil | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 12:38 | BlB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 12:51 | BlB | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 18-Oct-2021 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jan-2024 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jan-2024 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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