ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 171567
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 169 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM644 |
| MSN: | Vl-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Great Massingham, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Great Massingham, Norfolk |
Miles M.23 Martinet T.T.Mk.I (NR418) of 1694 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight Take off from RAF Great Massingham, on 22/01/1945.
NR418 entered a snowstorm at which point the pilot appears to have become disorientated and made his return approach too low, striking the tail of Mosquito MM644 and crashing into the station Radar Hut.
Whilst pilot W/O T. APPLEBY (1113899) was injured two radar mechanic in the radar hut lost their lives.
Cpl (981732) James LOOKER (radar mechanic) RAFVR - killed
Cpl (R/100717) Charles Richard MASON (radar mechanic) RCAF - killed
and LAC H.L. BREND (RAF), Cpl H. PARKINSON (RAF), LAC E.W. CANNINGS (RAF), LAC L.D. LEWIS (RAF)
and ACW2 P.J. CAREY WAAF were injured.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 169 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2014 15:17 | Zoom M. | Added |
| 09-Jan-2015 14:08 | Pepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants] |
| 17-Aug-2015 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2020 11:24 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 21:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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