ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70813
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| Date: | Friday 26 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DZ259 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brent Pelham, near Buntingford, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito DZ259: Took off at 20:50 hrs for exercises with the Easthill GCI operator. 20/11/1943
With the Mossie DZ259 acting as the 'enemy' Mossie DD669 were directed by the GCI close to their quarry.
At about 21:47hrs both aircraft were at 12,000 ft. and Cox, using the aircraft's short-range radar, was directing Blanchfield in for the 'kill' on their quarry. Shortly after this both aircraft reported that they had collided with each other. Crew succeeded in abandoning Mosquito DZ259 and parachuted to safe landings at Stockton Pelling, near Buntingford. The crew in Mosquito DD669 was less fortunate.
Crew:
W/O (R/85237) C.H. JAMES (pilot) RCAF - baled out /OK
F/Sgt (R/65695) T.C. LEVINE (obs) RCAF - baled out /OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 04:28 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Jan-2010 10:26 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:21 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2015 20:44 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2017 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2021 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
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