ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71098
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:37 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ267 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 miles south-west of RAF stn West Rayham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito DZ267: Took off at 23:21 hrs for Serrate patrol. 20/07/1944.
Damaged during an engagement with an enemy fighter / Hit by return fire from Bf110 at 00:40 hrs.
On return /after re-crossing the coast of East England, the crew were advised to abandon the plane.
Both did so 10miles SW of RAF West Rayham. 21/07/1944.
The Mosquito to crash 01:37hrs into Forestry Commission land at Spring Covert, Didlington, Norfolk.
Crew:
F/O (????) Maurice Jean G. LaGOUGE (belg. pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (156345) Leon Arthur VAN DEN BERGHE (belg. nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2010 07:46 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:48 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 16:41 | Xindel X | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 21:31 | H.Shaft | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2019 08:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2021 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2022 07:12 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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