ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50210
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | 01:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS944 |
| MSN: | 3P-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zuider Zee, 25 miles from the coast. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito NS944/B: Takeoff at 22:10 hrs for a night intruder mission over Holland. 27/08/1944
Experienced engine trouble while exiting Holland. Engine caught fire returning. Mosquito abandoned over Zuider Zee, 25 miles from the coast at 01:05 hrs. 28/08/1944
Crew: parachute descent, returned
F/Lt (48649) Maurice Wilfred HUGGINS DFC (pilot) RAF - OK (NCO:590636 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 May, 1942)
F/Sgt (????) J.G. COOPER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1944% 20sec_tcm5-7285.pdf
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Nov-2009 01:46 | NePa | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2014 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:56 | MiG21 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:56 | MiG21 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 18-Mar-2019 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2021 09:37 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:01 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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