Date:	Friday 17 September 1943
Time:	00:39
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration:	DZ428
MSN:	XD-?
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire
Destination airport:	RAF Manston, Kent

Narrative:
Mosquito DZ428: Took off at 20:22 hrs for a Bombing Raid to Berlin. 16/09/1943
During the bombing of targets received a direct flak hit to the starboard engine. Get more damage from 2 FW190s. Pilot made he effected a safe landing with the undercarriage retracted.
Belly landing in RAF Manston at 00:39hrs.17/09/1943
Crew:
F/O (131598) Joseph PATIENT (pilot) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:1319422 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 May, 1943)
Sgt (1294221) Norry GILROY (nav.) RAFVR: Ok

F/O Joseph PATIENT pilot No.139 Sqdn RAFVR 131598
Night in 17.September, 1943, this officer was the pilot of an aircraft detailed for an operation against Berlin. When well over enemy territory, the bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire and shortly afterwards one of its engines failed. Later on, the aircraft was attacked by 2 fighters and sustained extensive damage. In spite of this, F/O Patient succeeded in flying clear and set couise for this country. Displaying superb airmanship, this pilot battled on, crossed the enemy coast at a low level and eventually reached an airfield, where he effected a safe landing with the undercarriage retracted.

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3.London Gazette: 22 October 1943 Issue: 36223
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

12 December 1942	DZ384	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	1	Cubitt's Farm, Norfolk, England		w/o
14 December 1942	DK336	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Marham, Norfolk, England.		min
20 December 1942	DZ387	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	Between Meppen and Bokeloh, Ems, Niedersachsen.		w/o
13 August 1943	DZ607	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	North Sea off Norfolk coast, England		w/o
18 August 1943	DZ465	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England		w/o
20 August 1943	DZ348	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	near Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen.		w/o
1 September 1943	DK337	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	Missing - Nordrhein-Westfalen.		w/o
15 September 1943	DZ598	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	North Sea, north-east of Cromer, Norfolk, England		w/o
Mid-air collision
24 November 1943	DZ614	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	1	Borkheide, 8 km north-east of Brück, Brandenburg.		w/o
5 May 1944	DZ646	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	near RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England		w/o
12 June 1944	DZ609	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	east of Salzwedel, Sachsen-Anhalt.		w/o
25 June 1944	KB329	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	Flatow, Kremmen, Brandenburg.		w/o
6 August 1944	KB118	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	1	Wilhelmstraße street, Hünxe, Nordrhein-Westfalen.		w/o
16 August 1944	KB206	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn Upwood, Huntingdonshire, England.		min
11 September 1944	KB227	139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF	2	Siedlung Schönwalde, Schönwalde-Glien, Brandenburg.		w/o

Mosquito Production list showing DZ428 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
15-Jan-2010 11:46	NePa	Added
15-Jan-2010 12:04	NePa	Updated [Location, Narrative]
24-Feb-2012 12:41	Nepa	Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
24-Feb-2012 12:42	Nepa	Updated [Source]
06-Mar-2012 10:29	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
18-Jul-2014 13:36	R.Giggs	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2015 19:21	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
20-Dec-2015 15:19	Heil	Updated [Destination airport, Narrative]
03-Apr-2019 21:39	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
28-Aug-2021 09:11	TigerTimon	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
30-Sep-2021 17:06	Nepa	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Oct-2021 22:46	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator]
22-Jan-2022 12:27	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
18-Feb-2022 17:46	grapeshot418	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo]
22-Jul-2022 19:22	Rob Davis	Updated [Narrative]
30-Jul-2022 11:37	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 13:26	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2023 06:52	Rob Davis	Updated [[Source, Narrative]]