Date:	Thursday 27 April 1944
Time:	03:08
Type:	de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:	692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF
Registration:	ML977
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF stn Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:	RAF Graveley

Narrative:
Mosquito ML977: Took off at 23:20 hrs for a Bombing operation to Essen. 26/04/1944
On return to base, the pilot made approach to RAF Graveley flashing navigation lights. Landed and promptley ran into a 35 Sqdn Lancaster ND734 which had not yet cleared the runway at 03:08 hrs. 27/04/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (84319) Edward John SAUNDERSON DFC (pilot) RAFVR: OK
F/Lt (68160) Richard Herbert William CLARKSON DFC (nav) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:991338 Commission Gazetted : Friday 04 July, 1941)

One of the mid-turret gunners in the Lancaster was killed and the rear gunner was severely injured.
Sgt (2206157) Walter Edmond CRAWFORD (AG) RAFVR - killed

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=692
3.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
5.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-Apr-2013 08:05	Nepa	Added
04-Jun-2013 20:59	Nepa	Updated [Operator]
02-Jul-2014 21:21	Shout	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Aug-2015 12:11	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
10-Aug-2015 12:12	INV	Updated [Aircraft type]
23-Apr-2019 17:45	Nepa	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
03-Mar-2021 08:31	Anon.	Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative]
06-Oct-2021 22:42	Nepa	Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Aug-2022 12:16	Rob Davis	Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Nov-2023 17:02	Genesis	Updated [[Source, Narrative]]