ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72847
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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK291 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel near Hastings, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire |
Mosquito HK291: Took off at 01:30 hrs for Anti Diver patrol. 21/08/1944
Pilot reported engine trouble at 02:35 hrs.
Mosquito HK291 was being homed through gun belt in distress but was shot down by 'friendly' gunfire believing that it was a flying bomb. Shot down by own AA off Hastings Sussex.
Navigator baled out and rescued from dinghy. Pilot was lost with aircraft in sea south of Hastings.
Crew:
F/Lt (89379) Geoffrey Edgard DUNFEE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (142.061) Brian Arthur WILLIAMS (nav.) RAFVR - bailed out Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 125 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2010 10:23 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 13:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jan-2012 05:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 03-Jul-2014 21:21 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2014 18:56 | Jixon | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2015 18:59 | Shuntt | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 10:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2019 09:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Sep-2021 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2022 10:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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