ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71664
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | 04:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 627 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ534 |
| MSN: | AZ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel, 12 miles east of Cherbourg Peninsula -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Mosquito DZ534/H: Took off at 23:10 hrs for mission over the marshalling yards Givors. 26/07/1944
Arriving over the marshalling yards at 01:50 hrs but no attack made. Soon after the crew experienced a severe electrical storm which led to technical malfunctions, not least being the loss of GEE and an unserviceable air speed indicator. In addition the aircraft's compass was affected when lightning struck the bomber and at 04:53 hrs , low on fuel and with the bomb load jettisoned F/O Gribbin executed the first successful night ditching on a Mosquito 27/07/1944.
Both sustained cuts and bruises and were indeed fortunate to be picked up by an American destroyer some 12 miles E of the Cherbourg Peninsula. Treated ashore at the 12th Field Hospital, Cherbourg.
Crew:
F/O (134.492) Michael Desmond GRIBBIN DFM (pilot) RAFVR - injured
F/Lt (J/10180) R.W. GRIFFITHS (nav.) RCAF - injured
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=627
3. ORB 627 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 November 1944 | DZ642 | 627 Sqn RAF | 2 | Royal Field Hill near RAF stn Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, Scotland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2010 02:39 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Mar-2010 22:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2014 08:15 | MiG29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 20:18 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2019 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2022 23:12 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 05:27 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
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