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| Date: | Saturday 1 January 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HJ646 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predannack |
Mosquito HJ646: Took off as part of a 4-ship Instep Patrol. 01/01/1944
During the Instep Patrol another Mosquito flown by F/L Sumner and F/O Southall experienced trouble with its long-range fuel tank or fuel pump. There are ORB Form 540 and Form 541 discrepancies regarding the cause. Lt Collard and P/O Villeneuve escorted them back to Predannack. HJ646 was damaged during landing and initially declared Cat B, but this was changed to Cat E on 11 Feb 44.
Crew
Lt (????) COLLARD (pilot) ?? – Ok
P/O (????) VILLENEUVE (nav.) ?? - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Images:
157 Sqn ORB entry for 1 Jan 44
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2010 08:54 | NePa | Added |
| 11-Nov-2011 10:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 08-Oct-2013 20:11 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Oct-2013 07:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:47 | Next | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jun-2015 03:10 | angels one five | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2015 06:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2015 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jul-2018 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2019 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 18:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 11-Oct-2021 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 24-Jul-2022 07:42 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 31-Jul-2022 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Aug-2023 11:55 | Nepa | Updated |
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