ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144074
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Cognac airfield, Châteaubernard, Charente. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predannack |
Mosquito MM4237: Took off at 14:45 hrs for Ranger mission over Saintes- Angouleme- Pointiers. 22/06/1944
F/Lt Gregory with F/O Usher were flying towards Angouleme when they sighted a large aircraft going in to land. This was identified as a FW 200. It was on its approach run into Cognac airfield so F/Lt Gregory increased speed and managed to get in a three second burst of fire with strikes being seen on the port outer engine. Intense flak came up at the Mosquito so the next objective was sought. Later, one of the Mosquito's engines ceased to function, and it returned to base, a distance of about 250 miles on one engine. Landing at 15:30hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (60336) Leonard Charles GREGORY (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (117.817) Ray Watson USHER (nav.) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt]t
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 02:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Oct-2014 21:50 | Koumes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 09:10 | MiG17 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2014 18:25 | Froome | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Nov-2014 12:29 | Erectus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2015 22:14 | Taylor | Updated [Registration, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Aug-2015 16:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 29-Jul-2018 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2018 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 11:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Operator] |
| 15-Aug-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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