Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX MM640,
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Date:Sunday 7 January 1945
Time:22:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX
Owner/operator:157 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM640
MSN: RS-I
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Swannington, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Swannington
Narrative:
Mosquito MM640/I : Took off at 20:10 hrs for High Intruder patrol. 07/01/1945
Early returned for instrument failure. Landing at 22:50 hrs.
Crew:-
Pilot : Squadron Leader Victor Jack Fenwick RAF 39868 [Killed]
Observer : Flying Officer John Walton Pierce RAFVR 174954 [Killed] (NCO:1250398 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 May, 1944)

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2020 14:54 Nepa Added [Operator]
12-Oct-2021 17:31 Nepa Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Aug-2023 10:40 Nepa Updated [[Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator]]
27-Nov-2023 18:03 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
27-Nov-2023 18:06 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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