ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72194
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| Date: | Friday 17 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ717 |
| MSN: | YP-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lecce, Salentine Peninsula, Province of Lecce -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sigonella airfield, Sicily |
Mosquito HJ717/U: Took off at 22:15 hrs for night patrol to Foggia. 17/09/1943
Made two successful attack for trains near Foggia. The Mosquito suffered engine failure .
The pilot made an emergency landing at Lecce. The crew were unhurt and received hospitality from the italians. .
Crew:
F/Sgt (1320950) William Stanley SHATTOCK (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (1323414) James Hornsby COLEY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 August 1942 | DD683 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England |  |
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| 7 September 1942 | DD684 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 9 September 1942 | DD684 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 6 September 1943 | HX869 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | Sigonella airfield, Catania, Sicily. | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2010 22:55 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Jun-2014 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 07:35 | Victor | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 10:30 | Gerrard | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 08-Nov-2014 21:07 | Victor | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 06:52 | Gerrard | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2015 08:12 | Gerrard | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Aug-2015 19:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:02 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Sep-2021 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jul-2023 10:05 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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