ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165123
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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FU RAF |
| Registration: | MT479 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Les Jeandeaux, Mornay, Saône et Loire, 60miles north-west of Lyons -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Italy |
| UK |
Mosquito MT479: (4 Ferry Unit RAF) Took off for ferry flight. 07/06/1945
During the flight the engine failed lost height and the aircraft belly landed 60m NW of Lyons. DBF
Mosquito (416th (NF) Sqn USAAF) during a mission of conveying from Italy to England, made an emergency landing at a place called "The Jeandeaux" on the town of Mornay (Saone et Loire). The obs. is injured, but the pilot is killed. The second crew member will be ejected. badly burned, he shall be saved by people in the neighborhood and hospital treatment Charolles
Crew:
F/O (187356) Brian Joseph Lincoln ARMITAGE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (????) Sidney BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - injured.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww2_cemeteries/mornay_cc.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2014 15:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Jun-2014 20:40 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2014 07:41 | Keane | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2015 07:12 | pepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:30 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 16:20 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2021 09:48 | SD | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Oct-2023 10:38 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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