ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73810
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 15:07 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP973 |
| MSN: | DM-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The English Channel off Ouessant (Ushant), Brittany. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito HP973/Z: Took off at 13:45 hrs for Escort mission over France. 21/07/1944
Hit by return fire from enemy bomber He177 during combat. Crashed in flames in English Channel off Ushant.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1509443) John BLACKBURN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1333285) Walter William SCOTT (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 December 1944 | PZ346 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Gossen, Aukra |  |
w/o |
| 23 August 1945 | RF612 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel, 25 miles south of Plymouth, Devon, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2010 10:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Oct-2013 17:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 11:50 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 11:51 | Next | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Aug-2015 12:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 25-Jun-2016 21:24 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Destination airport] |
| 10-May-2019 05:12 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 18:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator] |
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