ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73028
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 488 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK423 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Missing - North Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito HK423: Took off at 18:30 hrs for Night patrol. 25/11/1943.
S/Ldr Hobbis, the Commander of “A” Flt and his navigator P/O Hills were killed when after their Port engine caught fire during a Patrol. Navigator to bail out, and pilot tried to nurse the damaged aircraft back to base. Unfortunately the Starboard engine also failed. The last radio message to control was from Hobbis who said he was also baling out. Despite an ASR search, neither man was found, and were therefore presumed killed.
Crew:
S/Ldr (42709) Dudley Ormston HOBBIS DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
P/O (161337) Oliver Lilburne Rieu HILLS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://broodyswar.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/25xi43-loss-of-sldr-hobbis-po-hills/
3.ORB 488 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2010 00:04 | NePa | Added |
| 15-Mar-2010 22:10 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 25-Mar-2010 11:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 01-May-2010 23:34 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 02-May-2010 13:05 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-May-2010 13:08 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2011 02:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Jun-2014 13:40 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2014 07:04 | Repac | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 17:38 | Faun Kane | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-May-2015 18:46 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2018 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Sep-2021 22:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2022 07:17 | Ron Averes | Updated [Damage] |
| 29-Jun-2022 22:30 | Nepa | Updated [Damage, Operator] |
| 18-Jan-2024 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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