ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72203
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ709 |
| MSN: | HB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito HJ709/B: Took off at 20:00 hrs for bomber support mission to Dortmund. 24/03/1944
Missing. Lost without trace at 23:05 hrs.
Crew:-
F/Lt (87395) Harry Clegg BUTLER (pilot) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:742205 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 November, 1940)
F/Sgt (1392730) Alan Weir Struan ROBERTSON (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 11 March 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 26 March 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 16 September 1944 | PZ226 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Raguth, Wittendörp, Mecklenburg. | |
w/o |
| 20 October 1944 | PZ372 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ372 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2010 22:57 | NePa | Added |
| 09-Feb-2012 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2014 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2014 12:35 | Zoom | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 14:00 | King T. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2015 15:35 | Erectus | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Country, Source] |
| 22-Jun-2015 12:54 | Scout | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 06:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2021 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Oct-2021 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Mar-2022 09:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2022 22:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-May-2023 11:20 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
| 08-Dec-2023 12:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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