ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71737
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ654 |
| MSN: | HB-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
28- August -1944
Two aircraft of 239 Sqdn RAF carried out a 'Haystack' Exercise followed by a cross-country flight.
Training- haystack exercise where two aircraft were to seek one another (like a needle in a haystack).
From this exercise Mosquito DZ654/S did not return. Missing on exercise over North Sea. 28/08/1944
Crew:
F/Sgt (1554598) Arthur Gorgon JOHNSTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
W/O (1473152) Ronald William CHEETHAM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1944 | DZ256 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 30 October 1944 | PZ245 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 4 November 1944 | PZ245 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2010 11:45 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Jul-2011 05:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2014 12:54 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2015 04:07 | Depak | Updated [Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2015 17:39 | Nino | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 16:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Sep-2021 22:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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