ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72405
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| Date: | Friday 11 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ944 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Mosquito HJ944: Engine lost power on night patrol bellylanded. 11/02/1944
Chased a Mosquito from Holland into Germany before being able to make a positive identification. Soon afterwards the crew engaged a Me110, but was obliged to break off the combat when the enemy aircraft disappeared into cloud. while returning to base both engines gave trouble which grew progressively worse and it was decided to divert to RAF Coltishall. On approach, both engines failed and the Mosquito finished up in a duck pond, near the airfield.
Crew:
F/O (J/16334) George Richards SHIPLEY (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (159433) William BONNETT (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:657958 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 November, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 10:16 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 09:07 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Jun-2014 14:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2014 10:20 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2015 07:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2019 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 22:36 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 10:17 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 17:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:30 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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