ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165469
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| Date: | Monday 7 August 1944 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT136 |
| MSN: | OM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
| RAF Ford, Sussex |
Mosquito NT136/A: Took off at 00:30 hrs for intruder mission over France. 07/08/1944
Crew were compelled to return from France on one engine, the other having been set alight by a ricochet from their own low-level cannon-fire - not mentioned, however, is the fact they were carrying a hung-up 500lb. bomb as they made their crash landing at RAF Ford in West Sussex at 02:50 hrs. 07/08/1944
Bomb exploded just two minutes after they had scrambled clear of the wreckage.
Crew:
F/O (NZ4116106) Laurie GASSON DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/Sgt (1603309) Laurence James ETHERIDGE DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 January 1945 | NS836 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Marquion, Pas de Calais. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2014 15:48 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jul-2014 20:43 | BlB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2014 08:31 | Victor III | Updated [Total fatalities, Location] |
| 16-Aug-2015 09:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Aug-2015 10:00 | BlB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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