ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139826
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML988 |
| MSN: | 8K-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | University Farm, Gitton,nr RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Oakington |
Mosquito ML988: Took off for a Bombing operation to Berlin.16/05/1944
Crashed on return to base. The bomb doors were opened inadvertenly whilst on final approach. This resulted in a sudden loss of height and the Mosquito crashed 02:54 hrs into trees at University Farm, Gitton, quite close to the airfield. 17/05/1944
Crew:
F/O (126681) Bernard Ellis KNIGHT (pilot) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:1200580 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 August, 1942)
F/Lt (130729) Alexander James BALDWIN DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Killed (NCO:1252087 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 20 October, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2011 13:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Nov-2011 00:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2013 08:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 10:52 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 14-May-2019 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-May-2019 09:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 23:18 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 19:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 21:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2023 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
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