ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72403
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| Date: | Thursday 6 May 1943 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ704 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF stn Hurn, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne Wiltshire |
| RAF Hurn, Dorset |
Mosquito DZ704: Took off at 13:10 hrs for Day Ranger into Northern France. 06/05/1943
Mosquito penetrated about 20 miles inland, but lack of cloud cover prevented them from making a deeper penetration. Crew encountered severe light flak as they crossed the coast on the return journey as a result of which the starboard engine was hit and put out of action. The hydraulics were also shot up and they returned to the south coast on one engine and were compelled to make a "belly" landing and hit a ditch at RAF Hurn. DZ704 was determined to be Cat B damaged and subsequently returned to flying with 51 OTU. 06/05/1943
Crew:
F/Sgt (1330081) Ronald George LUCAS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (121.534) Ronald Gordon ELVIN (obs) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.151squadron.org.uk
3. ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Images:
Form 78 for DZ704 showing FB Cat B on 6 May 43 with 151 Sqn. 151 Sqn ORB entry for 6 May 43 showing Lucas and Elvin were flying DZ704
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2010 10:15 | NePa | Added |
| 01-Nov-2011 03:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 14:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2014 14:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2015 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-Sep-2018 14:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Mar-2019 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Dec-2021 18:10 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Nov-2022 06:45 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Registration, Source, Damage, Narrative, Photo] |
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