ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72733
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| Date: | Friday 28 January 1944 |
| Time: | 22:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK122 |
| MSN: | VY-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Dungeness, Kent. England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
Mosquito HK122: Took off at 22:10 hrs for Night patrol under the control of GCI Sandwich. 28/01/1944
Starboard engine overheated and caught fire. Crew bailed out over sea at 22:40 hrs.
Crew:
Sub-Lt (A) Thomas Holland BLUNDELL (pilot) RNVR - baling out /killed
Sub-Lt (A) Jack Arthur Thomas PARKER (nav.) RNVR - baling out /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
| 25 January 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England | |
non |
| 28 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England | |
min |
| 11 February 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 18 March 1945 | NT254 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea near English east coast. | |
w/o |
| 14 April 1945 | NT494 | 85 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Armstorf, 26 kilometres west of Stade |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2010 10:59 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2015 08:50 | Faun | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 07:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Mar-2019 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2021 22:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 22:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Aug-2022 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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