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Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
Time: | 14:24 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | ML981 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Bourn |
Narrative:Mosquito ML981: Took off at 10:40 hrs for Day Bombing Mission over Coloune. 23/12/1944
Damaged by flak and crashlanded RAF Bourn at 14:24 hrs. 23/12/1944
Pilot had managed to land a Mosquito. It had come in with a full complement of bombs still on board, on one engine, and without the use of an undercarriage....was ploughing its way relentlessly along the grassy part at the side of the runway and, to Parker's horror, was heading straight for him. Miraculously, they avoided collision and the bombs did not detonate as the aircraft skidded along on its belly to a halt. The crew then emerged safely, somewhat shaken but mercifully still intact, but their aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
S/Ldr (106.110) Henry ALMOND DSO DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (155.586) Charles Richard Albert CHALLIS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.militarian.com/threads/bennetts-staff.1927/page-4
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF platí.
Revision history:
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03-Jul-2014 08:10 |
Apen |
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21-Mar-2015 08:38 |
AlLah |
Updated [Location] |
09-Sep-2015 10:48 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
08-May-2019 15:16 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
05-Nov-2021 21:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
16-Jan-2022 10:32 |
Nepa |
Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |