ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15815
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV545 |
| MSN: | EW-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Irish sea, 10 miles south-west of RAF stn Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire |
Mosquito MV545/C: Took off for Night navex exercise /Training navigation flight. 05/01/1945
Crashed in Irish sea in bad weather on night navex 10 miles SW of RAF Valley when orbiting at 1500 feet.
Pilot presumably control was lost while in cloud.
Crew:
W/O (1390553) Albert William MARTIN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (189.447) Donald Frederick PRIOR (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 12:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2008 18:37 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Feb-2010 06:07 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2011 05:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 13-Jun-2014 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2014 21:13 | Fort Knox | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 06:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2019 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Dec-2021 22:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Mar-2022 11:36 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2022 16:12 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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