ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187750
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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR347 |
| MSN: | DM-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Gironde estuary. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito LR347/T: Took off at 08:00 hrs for anti-shipping and anti-submarine sweep N of Gironde. 12/08/1944
During a reconnaissance mission of the Gironde area his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The petrol tanks were pierced and a quantity of the contents were lost. A course was set for home but the petrol became exhausted and the aircraft came down on to the sea. F/O Miller, who had temporarily lost consciousness, recovered to find himself submerged in the cockpit. He released his harness and managed to climb clear. His pilot F/Lt Dobson was apparently still trapped. Although F/O Miller had both his ankles fractured and was in great distress, he re-entered the cockpit in a vain attempt to find his pilot F/Lt Dobson. One member of the crew was seen to be picked up by an enemy ship.
Crew:
F/Lt (88687) Lancelot Spencer DOBSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (151.387) William Watson MILLER (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/
3.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1944 | LR347 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England |  |
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| 11 April 1944 | LR362 | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2016 18:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 01-Apr-2017 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 18-Jan-2019 20:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 21:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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