ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71099
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ300 |
| MSN: | TW-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Malling, Kent |
Mosquito DZ300/U: Hit by return fire from night fighter and crashlanded at RAF West Malling. 17/06/1944.
Serrate Patrol in support of the Sterkrade Main Force operation. Damaged by fire from a night-fighter, the crew succeeded in reaching RAF West Malling, but as they tried to land they were mistaken for an enemy Intruder and all runway lights were extinguished. While attempting to go round again, the Mosquito crashed and caught fire.
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
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1944 | HJ704 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 22 May 1944 | HJ704 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2010 08:15 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 06:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 17:46 | weeks | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 16:38 | Xindel | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 16:45 | Xindel X | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 19:31 | BlB | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:42 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn] |
| 17-Aug-2015 07:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Operator] |
| 09-May-2019 20:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2021 15:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 06:53 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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