ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144021
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM791 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mud of the Blackwater River near RAF stn Bradwell Bay, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito MM791: Tookoff at 01:10 hrs for for Local bomber support mission. 06/03/1945
Lost height on takeoff and crashed on mudflats near RAF Bradwell Bay.
The plane fell into the mud of the Blackwater River. The crew were trapped and despite strenuous efforts from the shore, and efforts by the Royal Navy, they could not be reached and both crew members died. It was a most distressing incident as the cries of the crew could be heard for an hour or more after the accident and there was absolutely nothing that could be done to save them.
Crew:
F/O (157.399) John Richard BROCKBANK (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (116.687) George John LANE (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kelsey.family/1945.htm
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2012 01:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Feb-2012 01:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2012 03:55 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 09:25 | SIS07 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2014 09:26 | J.Paco | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Mar-2015 05:32 | King T. | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 17-Sep-2015 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 20:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2019 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2019 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2022 21:39 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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