ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164956
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 July 1944 |
| Time: | 04:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 29 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM553 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ford, Sussex |
| RAF Ford |
Mosquito MM553: Damaged by flak and crash-landed at RAF Ford at 04:10 hrs. 05/07/1944
Mosquito was shot up over France and, after limping back to Ford airfield near Arundel on one engine, crash-landed and somersaulted. Stainton, trapped in the cockpit and fearing that the aircraft would explode at any moment, recorded in his journal that the only thought in his mind was "at least I had my cricket".
Crew:
F/Lt (110.791) George Edmund ALLISON (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (129.165) Robert George STAINTON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1353533/Robert-Stainton.html
3.ORB 29 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2014 08:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jul-2014 16:32 | Gerrard | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2015 12:53 | Pipine | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 10:29 | Nino | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2015 06:51 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2015 18:05 | DB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2015 18:16 | Nino | Updated [Narrative] |
| 06-Feb-2022 19:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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