ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70531
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| Date: | Saturday 25 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4084 |
| MSN: | HB-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km east of Monceau-le-Wast, Picardie -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
Mosquito W4084/P: Took off at 23:00 hrs for bomber support mission of the Main Force to Berlin.24/03/1944
Set on fire over the target at 17,000 feet in circumstances not readily apparent to the crew. Caught fire and abandoned on mission to Berlin. Crashed 2 km E of Monceau-le-Wast, France. 25/03/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (102152) Roderick John ARMSTRONG (pilot) RAFVR - PoW (NCO:1196617 Commission Gazetted : Friday 22 August, 1941)
F/O (127156) Edwin George Newton MOLD (nav.) RAFVR - PoW (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 September, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
3.POW list RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 March 1944 | W4084 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England |  |
min |
| 8 August 1944 | W4076 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 28 January 1945 | NT330 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 07:32 | NePa | Added |
| 04-Jan-2010 21:21 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2012 14:18 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2014 12:37 | Glock G19 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2015 19:10 | JEPA | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Jun-2015 16:56 | AlLah | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2015 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2019 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2021 09:46 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2023 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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