ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185073
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | FIU RAF |
| Registration: | HK166 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
| RAF Ford |
Mosquito HK166: (Fighter Interception Unit) At Night 31/08/1943
S/Ldr Hartley / F/O Spurgeon in Mosquito HJ702 at last performed their operation Mahmoud, patrolling a line roughly Rouen - Paris, again without any enemy interference. Again the pilot was completely unable to pin-point when over France.
W/Cdr Chisholm / F/O Smith and Lt. Holme / S/Lt Shepherd in Beaufighter V8565 were on night readiness.
W/Cdr Chisholm / F/O Smith Took off to patrol in Mosquito HK166, but had to return with bent weapon.
They later patrolled in Mosquito DD715. This and the patrol by Lt. Holme were both under Durrington GCI and were both uneventful.
Crew:
W/Cdr (90233) Roderick Aeneas CHISHOLM (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (????) SMITH (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=3280.135
3.ORB FIU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2016 11:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2016 11:32 | Next | Updated [Date] |
| 03-Apr-2019 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2021 22:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 10:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 19:16 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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