Date:	Sunday 5 December 1943
Time:	08:36
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX
Owner/operator:	1409 Met Flt RAF
Registration:	MM238
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Narborough, 5 miles north-west of Swaffham, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:	RAF Manston, Kent

Narrative:
Mosquito MM238: Took off at 07:50 hrs for a Long Range meteo sortie of Paris & Bordeaux areas. 05/12/1943
Shortly after becoming airborne the pilot reported his aircraft was engine damaged and wished priority clearance for landing. As the local weather conditions was poor he was advised to divert to RAF Manston. ​
Over poor visibility, they flew on one engine. The pilot overshot landing and crashed at 08:36 hrs. DBF
Crew:
F/O (143385) Harry Forbes McPerson TAYLOR DFC CGM (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:748057 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 May, 1943)
P/O (158342) John BURGESS (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1060405 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 November, 1943)

1.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=1409%20Flt
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 1409 Flight RAF
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.CWGC
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Mar-2012 06:46	Nepa	Added
08-Jun-2014 08:27	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative]
07-Aug-2014 17:06	Comet123	Updated [Operator, Narrative]
29-Sep-2014 13:45	Zoom	Updated [Location, Narrative]
01-Aug-2015 19:17	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
24-Aug-2015 12:02	Django	Updated [Narrative]
25-Apr-2019 15:14	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Dec-2021 00:10	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2022 06:02	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
31-Jul-2022 09:18	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 12:45	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]