Date:	Sunday 28 May 1944
Time:	01:30
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II
Owner/operator:	239 Sqn RAF
Registration:	HJ714
MSN:	HB-Q
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near Renswoude - Veenendaal, Utrecht. -   Netherlands
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF West Raynham, Norfolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Mosquito HJ714/Q: Took off at 23:30 hrs for Serrate patrol /bombing support mission. 27/05/1944
The Mosquito was severely damaged by debris from an enemy night-fighter it had attacked and crashed.
The night fighter concerned was Bf 110 G-4 G9+CR of 7./NJG 1 flown by Uffz. Tank that was engaged near Spannum. The Bf 110 exploded after taking two bursts of 20 mm cannon fire at 01:15 hrs. 28/05/1944
Crew:
F/O (49730) Robert Kerr BAILEY (pilot) RAF - Ok /POW (NCO:570936 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 24 November, 1942)
F/O (129732 ) John Francis M.WHITE (nav.) RAFVR - injured /POW (NCO:1800006 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 June, 1943)

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqn RAF
3.https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3732
4.Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

21 February 1944	DZ270	239 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England		min
25 February 1944	DZ270	239 Sqn RAF	2	Missing - English Channel		w/o
22 March 1944	HJ714	239 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England		min
31 March 1944	HJ714	239 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England		non
1 April 1944	HJ714	239 Sqn RAF	0	RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England		min

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
17-Dec-2008 11:45	ASN archive	Added
13-Nov-2009 06:14	NePa	Updated
13-Nov-2009 12:07	NePa	Updated
21-Jan-2010 23:46	NePa	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
15-Jun-2014 13:53	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Jun-2015 20:44	Fuxs	Updated [Cn, Source]
13-Aug-2015 18:40	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
04-Feb-2019 21:10	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
02-Oct-2020 12:45	TigerTimon	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]
30-Oct-2020 22:21	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator]
01-Sep-2021 16:56	Anon.	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-May-2022 10:21	Nepa	Updated [Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2022 19:56	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]