ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185112
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD628 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wittering, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Wittering |
Mosquito DD628: Took off at 04:00 hrs to a "weather recco" from 3/122. 29/05/1942
They were recalled to intercept" enemy aircraft. When they were at 11500 ft, pilot F/Lt Pennington sighted an He111 which was travelling at about 290 mph at an altitude of 14000 ft. He climbed and attacked from fine quarter below and astern with cannon at 300 yds range. Return fire was experienced and another attack was made concentrating on the port engine and closing in to about 80 yds. The enemy aircraft spiralled down with the port engine on fire and the return fire ceased. F/Lt Pennington then continued firing with the whole of his machine armament, but the Mosquito's port engine was now streaming oil, and he broke away and lost sight of his target. He returned to base On one engine, but claims of "destroyed" were not allowed by Group, as they believed that the enemy aircraft had been plotted back to base.
Crew:
F/Lt (41949) Denis Arthur PENNINGTON (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/Sgt (951699) David Johnstone DONNET (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2016 13:03 | Nepa | Added |
| 03-Mar-2016 13:05 | Next | Updated [Country, Departure airport] |
| 01-Jul-2016 06:01 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2019 07:47 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2022 09:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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