ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146542
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM625 |
| MSN: | VY-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Swannington |
Mosquito MM625/P: Took off at 14:05 hrs for Training flight. 02/07/1944
Mechanical problems resulted in crash-landing at base at 15:40 hrs.
Engine shut down overshot landing and hit hedge RAF Swannington.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1318671) Richard Thomas VIRGO (pilot) RAFVR - injured /suffered a fractured spine.
F/Sgt (1578794) Geoffrey Gordon CHECKLEY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1942 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
min |
| 24 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 29 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 26 January 1945 | MV546 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | 4 miles north of RAF stn Oulton, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2012 01:16 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jun-2014 21:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2014 15:44 | Digger | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 07:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2022 11:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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