ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72697
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| Date: | Saturday 9 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK120 |
| MSN: | VY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near St.Margarets Bay, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
Mosquito HK120: Took off for 19:15 hrs for Night patrol under the control of GCI Sandwich. 09/10/1943
On his first combat sortie he got radar contact with a German aircraft and followed it to attack. Then he was brought down and crashed into the waters English Channel just off Dover at 20:45 hrs. 09/10/1943
Later wreck was raised, it was. found traces of cannonfire, that led to the conclusion that it by own Dover AA units.
Crew:
Ltn. (N.1131) Per Adolf THORÉN (pilot) RNoAF - killed
P/O (145.495) Stanley Phillip BENGE (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2010 05:04 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Mar-2010 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Nov-2011 12:43 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2012 07:08 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 05:55 | Anthony G. | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2019 19:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 21:51 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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