ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121241
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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX857 |
| MSN: | EG-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 30 miles north of Sotteville-sur-Mer. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito HX857: Took off for day operations to attack construction works at Herbouville. 13/03/1944
On the return journey, Mosquito HX857 was seen by another crew to make an unsuccessful forced landing in the English Channel 30 miles from the enemy coast, after being hit by AA fire over enemy territory.
AA fire had disabled one engine of Mosquito HX857 and on the way out the aircraft was hit by AA fire again. The aircraft broke up on impact with the water. Although the position was circled for an hour, nothing was seen of the crew after the aircraft hit the water.
Crew:
P/O (NZ42358) Malcolm Eber Palmer BARRIBALL (pilot) RNZAF - Killed
P/O (Aus.420487) David Allan PRIDDLE (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2011 05:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2011 10:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Country] |
| 24-Apr-2011 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2012 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Apr-2014 08:08 | Graham Watts | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 18:05 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 08-Aug-2015 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2016 06:52 | Graham Watts | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2019 13:12 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 23:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 07:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Apr-2022 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Damage, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2022 18:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2024 07:52 | Antonio | Updated [Cn] |
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