Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI ML969 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166156
 
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Date:Friday 2 March 1945
Time:23:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF
Registration: ML969
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Graveley
Narrative:
Moquito ML969: Took off at 19:05 hrs for bombing mission to Erfurt. 02/03/1945
Undercarriage collapsed on landing in RAF Graveley. 
Crew: 
F/Lt (73615) Geoffrey Ratcliff GREEN (pilot) RAF - Ok 
F/Lt (124729) John Arnold PERRY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1221857 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 August, 1942)

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://rafgraveley.wordpress.com/paul-main-page/692-losses/
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-May-2014 20:15 Nepa Added
02-Jul-2014 21:11 Shout Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
10-Oct-2014 13:43 Juan P.Paco Updated [Location, Narrative]
15-Sep-2015 09:32 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
01-May-2016 18:07 Nepa Updated [Phase]
22-May-2019 19:07 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
10-Oct-2021 20:42 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
03-Aug-2022 17:24 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
18-Dec-2023 20:56 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]

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