ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177159
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | 00:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD659 |
| MSN: | HB-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
16/17- September -1944
Six Mosquitoes of 239 Sqn were detailed in support of bombers attacking Hopsten, Steenwijk and Salzbergen.
Mosquito DD659/H: Took off at 22:10 hrs for Support on a bombing missiom. 16/09/1944
Abandoned their sorties and return early owing to failure of GEE equipment. Landing at 00:50 hrs.17/09/1944
Five aircrafts completed their sorties.
Crew:
F/Lt (119194) Denis WELFARE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (142922) David Benjamin BELLIS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 1944 | W4092 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2015 13:57 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 21-Jun-2015 14:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Aug-2015 12:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-Jun-2016 15:41 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2018 16:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2021 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 08:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2023 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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