ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72261
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 22:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ810 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wunderburg, Prinzhöfte, Niedersachsen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito HJ810: Took off at 20:35 for a intruder mission over Celle, Niedersachsen. 26/11/1943
First crew operation at the 605 Sqdn. The Mossie was coned by two searchlights and crashed. It is probable that the crew got blinded. There is a claim by the 8th Flak Division for a Mosquito shot down at Wunderburg near Harpstedt, south of Bremen,
Crew:
F/Lt (33488) Gerald O'Farrell Grant HYNE (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Sgt (1282311) Charles Harry WALDER (obs.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943
4.ORB 605 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2010 05:55 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Mar-2010 10:33 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2014 13:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 16:14 | Next | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2015 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Dec-2016 11:47 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 26-Nov-2018 15:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2022 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Oct-2022 10:55 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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