ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71371
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| Date: | Friday 5 March 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 521 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ362 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 30 miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ362: Took off at 12:25 hrs for a Pampa flight to Aachen and Osnabruck. 05/03/1943
On reaching Aachen the starboard engine overheated limiting the maximum height to 24,000 feet. Engine lost power damaged by Fw190s and abandoned on fire 30 miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. F/Sgt Bartolotti baled out first followed by the pilot and two hours later F/O Hatton was picked up by RML 25.
Crew:
F/O (122.518) George Herbert Tillotson HATTON (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1253008) Roy BARTOLOTTI (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 521 Sqdn RAF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2010 10:29 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2014 11:17 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 05:15 | DB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:00 | INV | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Aug-2021 19:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 03-Sep-2021 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Sep-2021 08:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 21:15 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 19:17 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Photo] |
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