ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72781
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| Date: | Sunday 6 February 1944 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ674 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sorbolo, 10 km north-east of Parma -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Alghero airfield, Sassari (I) |
Mosquito HJ674: Took off at 19:10 hrs for patrol over the supply routes of Bologna/Oiacenza area. 06/02/1944
The aircraft was hit the flak during a strafe attack the Sorbolo bridge. Missing.
The plane crashed in flames at 20:45 hrs in a field near the bridge Sorbolo, 10km NE of Parma.
The mosquito wreck was in a field near the bridge. The port engine lies in the river bed, about 300 meters from the wreck. In the same day, the Germans pick up any bit of the plane, especially guns, shells and engines
Crew:
F/Lt (64901) David Leslie PORTER (pilot) RAF - POW
F/O (147669) William Herbert ROGERS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2010 12:21 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Nov-2011 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2014 09:32 | Next | Updated [Phase] |
| 28-May-2015 08:23 | Gerrard | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2015 19:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 12:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2018 12:18 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:04 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2019 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 14-Sep-2021 20:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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