ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198496
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ296 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | south of Verdun, Lorraine. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire |
| RAF Wittering |
Mosquito DZ296: Took off at 21:00 hrs for Night Rangers mission. 22/03/1943
They attacked a train south of Verdun from where light flak was experienced, causing some damage to their aircraft. The R/T was unserviceable and P/O Hartley passed all instructions to F/O Rayner by writing with his finger tip on the windscreen. Landing at 00:43 hrs. 23/03/1943
Crew:
F/O (126000) Eric RAYNER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (????) W. HARTLEY (obs.) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 151 Sqn RAF
3.Wilfred HARTLEY ( 67122)?,
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2017 14:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Sep-2018 13:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Aug-2022 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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