ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72732
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| Date: | Friday 24 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:23 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK251 |
| MSN: | VY-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Hastings, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
| RAF West Malling |
Mosquito HK251/O: Took off at 22:25 hrs for Night patrol. 24/03/1944
Intercepted the Junkers Ju 188 off Hastings, closing to 100 yards to deliver a burst of cannon fire upon which the enemy aircraft suddenly exploded, enveloping the Mosquito in burning oil and debris. The fabric covering of the aircraft caught fire and it was enveloped in flames. Pilot ordered navigator to bale out, but had second thoughts when the fire went out and he found the Mosquito to be stable in flight, despite the loss of rudder control due to the fabric being burned off. After wiping a clear patch in the soot-blackened cockpit canopy, Hedgecoe flew back to a safe landing at RAF West Malling. Fire-damaged the aircraft suffered Cat.B damage.
Crew:
F/O (86574) Edward Richard HEDGECOE DFC (pilot) RAFVR - escaped injury.
F/O (149.134) Norman Llewellyn BAMFORD DFC (nav.) RAFVR - escaped injury.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 January 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England | |
min |
| 30 January 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England | |
min |
| 11 February 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 5 April 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Woodbridge, Suffolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2010 10:59 | NePa | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 12:10 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Feb-2012 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport] |
| 29-Feb-2012 22:33 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Damage] |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:32 | Tee | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Jun-2015 06:46 | Fuxs | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2015 06:55 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2015 06:57 | SIS07 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Aug-2015 06:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2016 18:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 22-Apr-2019 18:17 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 23:09 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Aug-2022 22:19 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 26-Aug-2022 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
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