ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176862
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| Date: | Monday 12 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ749 |
| MSN: | HB-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
12/13- June -1944
Fifteen Mosquitoes (nine of 141 and six of 239) were detailed. but only fourteen took-off, to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of bombers attacking Gelsenkirchen. Eleven aircraft completed uneventful patrols and the remaining three aborted for the following reasons:
141 'S' – engine caught fire,
239 'C' – radar failure.
Mosquito DZ749/W (239 Sqdn): Took off at 23:15hrs for mission over Gelsenkirchen. 12/06/1944
Returned early for one engine cut. Landing Ok at 23:35 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/12817) Richard DEPPER (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (133.535) Raymond George Carlile FOLLIS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB RAF West Raynham
3.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 July 1944 | DD749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 19 July 1944 | DD749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 30 July 1944 | DZ749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 3 August 1944 | DD749 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
| 23 March 1945 | NT315 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2015 19:21 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 16-Jun-2015 18:55 | Jixn | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 30-Jun-2015 19:00 | AlLah | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 27-Sep-2015 05:22 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2015 05:47 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2019 17:35 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 19-Oct-2021 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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