ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70255
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM237 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Fraying Abbey, near Thorrington, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito MM237: Took off at 21:20 hrs for Night mission to Vessel. 06/03/1945
Shortly after crossing the East Anglia coast on return, shot down by a 'friendly' night-fighter.
Crew bailing out moments before the aircraft hit ground. 07/03/1945
Crew:
S/Ldr (90603) Robert BURRELL DFC (pilot) RAF - injured (Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 September, 1939)
F/O (156435) James McCULLOCH DFC (nav.) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1324843 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 October, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=105
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2009 12:08 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 05:48 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2014 18:01 | wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 14:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2017 22:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 11:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 21:35 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2022 20:26 | Rob Davis | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2022 12:20 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 06:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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