ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165083
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM286 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Flavacourt, 10 miles east of Bayeux -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ALG B.24 Saint-André-de-l'Eure |
Mosquito MM286: Took off for search for missing Mosquito MM453 in foggy weather. 20/09/1944
Ran into bad weather during search for lost aircraft and crashed near B.24 St.Andre.
Aircraft stalled in cloud and spun into ground Flavacourt
Crew:
W/Cdr (J/15070) Massey Williamson BEVERIDGE DFC (pilot) RCAF - killed
Per the A.M. Form 78 (see below) MM286 was in fact a PR Mk XVI. The unit of assignment at the time of its loss is problematic. It can't be 400 Sqn since their last Mosquito flight was May 44. 409 Sqn doesn't really fit unless W/C Beveridge borrowed MM286 from another unit, however, the date of the loss is shown as 26 Sep 44.
Perhaps the unit of assignment was still Station Flt RAF Upwood.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=5686
3.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
Images:
AM Form 78 for MM286
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 16:04 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-May-2014 12:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 27-Jul-2014 07:16 | Gerrard | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2015 06:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 16-Oct-2015 18:45 | Faun | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Dec-2021 23:14 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 23:14 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Dec-2021 23:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 08:18 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 12-Oct-2023 12:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo]] |
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