ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177088
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 1944 |
| Time: | 23:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ748 |
| MSN: | TW-N |
| 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 |
Fourteen Mosquitoes (ten of 239 and four of 141) were detailed, and took-off to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support of bombers attacking targets in Northern France. Eleven aircraft duly completed uneventful sorties, but the remaining three were compelled to abandon their sorties and return early due to the following reasons:
Mosquito DZ748 TW/N: (141 Sqdn) Took off at 23:20 hrs for mission over Northern France. 12/07/1944
Return early for both engines cutting out. Landing at 23:55 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (174.305) Peter Anthony Edward COLES (pilot) RAFVR - OK
P/O (174.242) James Harold CARTER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 141 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1944 | DD758 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 9 June 1944 | DD758 | 141 Sqn RAF | 2 | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 16 January 1945 | PZ227 | 141 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2015 09:00 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 18-Aug-2015 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 17:02 | Nora2000 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2015 17:36 | King T. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2021 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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