ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15768
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK289 |
| MSN: | WM-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Decoy Farm, Blundeston, Suffolk East, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
Mosquito HK289/K: Took off for Anti Diver Patrol. 14/11/1944
During attack on V1 was shot down by own AA fire Somerleyton Suffolk.
Crew:
Lt.(O.98638) Francis Joseph BLACK (pilot) US Navy - killed
Lt. (O.261976) Thomas Newkirk AIKEN (nav.) US Navy - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.History 68 Squadron RAF
3.ORB 68 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2008 07:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Mar-2008 11:38 | Nepa | Updated |
| 17-Feb-2010 05:10 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:26 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2014 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 21:22 | Xindel X | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:37 | Roup dot comma | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2015 19:22 | Froome | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2019 20:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2021 19:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 20:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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