ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144303
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1945 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM132 |
| MSN: | XD-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile of the runway RAF stn Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito MM132/Z: Took off at 21:05 hrs for Night mission over Berlin. 14/01/1945
During returned there was very bad weather /poor visibility.
Aircraft was landing on beam approach. at the time was extremely bad visibility.
While making a Standard Beam Approach from RAF Little Staughton, the Mosquito descended too soon and struck a tree and crashed 02:00 hrs about 1 mile short of the runway threshold. 15/01/1945
Crew:
S/Ldr (109084) Robert Joseph George GREEN DFC & Bar (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1025592 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 November, 1941)
F/Lt (121950) John Henry ROBSON DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1053682 Commission Gazetted : Thursday 09 April, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/139lossesin1944.htm
3.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 August 1943 | DZ379 | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF | 2 | Berge, 5km west-north-west of Nauen, Brandenburg. |  |
w/o |
Images:
Took this photo today 11/08/2016 at the Cemetery in the coastal town of Bridlington on the East Coast.
Updated photo of F/LT John Henry Robson final testing place, after being cleaned. He has never been forgotten and never will be. RIP.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2012 04:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 17:05 | Juan P.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 16:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 17:46 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2016 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 11-Aug-2016 11:48 | G Man | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 13-Jun-2019 14:04 | Foxfoxy3 | Updated [Photo] |
| 19-Jun-2019 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2021 10:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 18:49 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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