ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166237
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 1944 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM240 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South Marston Village, near RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson |
Mosquito MM240: Took off for PR sortie to the Tours-Orleans-Bourges area. 02/08/1944
Crashed on return from a mission. The plane crash, near Wallingford, occurred a few miles from the base, apparently with both engines dead, assessed to be an attempted forced-landing. Engines cut due to fuel flow failure hit trees on approach to forced landing South Marston near RAF Benson.The aircraft was completely destroyed but no fire.
Crew:
S/Ldr (73704) Lord David DOUGLAS-HAMILTON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (131.888) Philip Edwin GATEHOUSE DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Henk Welting's Database
3.ORB 544 Sqdn RAF
4.RAF Benson ORB
5.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2014 07:27 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:42 | MiG21 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:03 | Victor | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Aug-2015 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2016 14:39 | spitfireXI | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2016 07:15 | Victor | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2019 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Nov-2019 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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