ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20480
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| Date: | Saturday 13 May 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML978 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Madingley, 4 miles of RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bourn |
Mosquito ML978: Took off at 22:05 hrs for a Bombing operation to Chateaudun.12/05/1944
On return the Verey pistol was accidentally discharged in the cockpit. Pilot lost control crashed in circuit at Madingley Cambs.13/05/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (47351) Norman CLAYES DFC (pilot) RAF: killed (NCO:631014 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 January, 1942)
F/O (155114) Frederick Ernest DEIGHTON (nav.) RAFVR: killed (NCO:931907 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 September, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 23:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Feb-2010 02:39 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2012 03:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 06:16 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Aug-2015 19:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 19:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:29 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 08:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 08:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:37 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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