ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177104
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 21:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ245 |
| MSN: | HB-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito PZ245/S: Took of at 18:55 hrs for to carry out Serrate / AI patrols in support. 04/11/1944
which landed at RAF Manston on one engine, successfully attacked and destroyed a Bf 110 west of the Rhine.
Landing Ok at 21:25 hrs. The remaining sorties were uneventful.
Crew:
F/Lt (67692) Frank Clifford YOUNG DFC (pilot) RAF - OK (NCO:1286598 Commission Gazetted : Friday 27 June, 1941)
F/Lt (80698) Robert Hugh SIDDONS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt.
2.ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1944 | DZ256 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 28 August 1944 | DZ654 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 30 October 1944 | PZ245 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2015 20:36 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 30-Jun-2015 07:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Registration] |
| 03-Sep-2015 11:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2022 09:59 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2022 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Nov-2023 12:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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