ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165072
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| Date: | Friday 26 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV546 |
| MSN: | VY-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles north of RAF stn Oulton, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Oulton, Norfolk |
Mosquito MV546/P: Took off for a Night training flight in bad weather. 26/01/1945
Flew into ground on approach in bad visibility on RAF Oulton. Dived into the ground 4 miles north of base.
Crew:
F/Lt (121366) Thomas William REDFERN (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:656800 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 June, 1942)
F/O (161762) Arthur Frederick WITT (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:3383223 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 January, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 December 1942 | DD??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
min |
| 2 July 1944 | MM625 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 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 |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 12:32 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-May-2014 16:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 13:59 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Aug-2015 13:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:42 | Rata | Updated [Cn] |
| 29-Apr-2019 14:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 22:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2022 20:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2022 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 19:35 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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