ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71802
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:01 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ599 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Friesland. -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito DZ599: Took off at 19:39 hrs for target marking over Elbe /to lay mines in the River Elbe. 28/03/1945
At 22:01 hrs, called the formation leader to report that he was ditching. No position was given, but it is believed the Mosquito went into the sea off the Friesian. Missing.
F/O Barnett who was rescued and returned safely to England reported “ I was forced to ditch the aircraft slightly due west of Heligoland, due to engine failure. The ditching was fairly successful, and we both managed to get out of the aircraft through the escape hatch. The dinghy had not released, and they then had to use their K type dinghies. F/Sgt Day had not been able to recover his dinghy from the aircraft, and I endeavoured to get him into my dinghy but was unable to do so because of the extreme cold. F/ Sgt Day managed to get on to the wing of the aircraft but this was not secure, and he slipped away from the aircraft and is presumed to have drowned.”
Crew:
F/O (NZ413929) William Albert BARNETT (pilot) RNZAF - POW injured
F/Sgt (Aus.431092) John Alfred DAY (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.raafdb.com/view_casualty.asp?id=746
3. ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ599 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 00:20 | NePa | Added |
| 05-May-2014 06:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2014 15:09 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2014 07:44 | Repac | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 14:36 | Froome | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2016 18:28 | Next | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2019 20:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 18:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 24-Oct-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2022 13:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 08:23 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 24-Jun-2022 06:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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