ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176850
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | 00:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD736 |
| MSN: | TW-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Seventeen Mosquitoes (seven of 141 and ten of 239), of which only thirteen took-off, were detailed to support bombers who were attacking Essen, by carrying out Serrate / AI patrols over the target area and in the vicinity of the bombers route both to and from the target. Ten aircraft successfully completed their sorties, during the course of which 239 'S' (F/O Breithaupt and F/O Kennedy) were instrumental in destroying a Bf 110 in the Essen area.
Aircraft 141 'J' (S/Ldr Forshaw and P/O Folley) is missing.
Two aircraft returned early
141 DZ656 'V' – with oxygen failure.
Mosquito DZ736/D: (141 Sqdn) Took off at 23:05 hrs for support of the bomber against Essen. 26/04/1944
Returned early, with an engine overheating. Landing at 00:35hrs. 27/04/1944
Crew:
P/O (Aus.406699) Herbert Kitchener PUGSLEY (pilot) RAAF - Ok
P/O (172097) Frank MOORE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.OBR 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 1944 | HJ708 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 30 October 1944 | PZ168 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2015 17:15 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 13-Jun-2015 14:28 | INV | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2015 16:34 | Tu104 | Updated [Cn] |
| 09-Aug-2015 12:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 19:22 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 15:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2021 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 06:51 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 22:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 19:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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