ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164890
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| Date: | Monday 31 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 96 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM448 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Friston, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, West Sussex |
| RAF Friston, Sussex |
Mosquito MM448: He took off over The English channel for search for Mosquito MM557. 31/07/1944
On the night of the 30th/31th of Jule, 1944, W/Cdr CREW DFC and his radar operator F/O MORGAN had to make a crash landing in s/n MM448 at RAF Friston,(a satellite field for RAF Kenley) after sustaining extensive flak damage while conducting a search for the crew of Mosquito MM557.
Crew:
W/Cdr (74700) Edward Dixon CREW DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (141.741) Owen David MORGAN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2014 10:45 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jul-2014 20:32 | Froome | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2014 13:24 | Paco | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 06:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2019 20:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Sep-2021 21:14 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator] |
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