ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70799
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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD640 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, east of Southwold, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito DD640 Took off for air-firing exercise over the sea. 29/05/1942
Ditched after engine fire off Southwold Suffolk. . The pilot was knocked unconscious in the crash. The navigator although also sustaining head injuries in the crash, (the tail broke off on impact), was able to haul the pilot out through the top cockpit hatch. The Mosquito was found to float well and the two men were rescued by a local fishing boat.
Crew:
Sgt (591562) Lewis Edward HEATH (pilot) RAF - injured
Sgt (656468) Robert James McILVENNY (obs.) RAF - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
3.AIR81/14579
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 07:30 | NePa | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 17:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 08:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 18:52 | HH99 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2014 22:00 | Siczak | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2014 08:38 | HH99 | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 08:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:55 | Siczak | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2019 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2021 08:45 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2022 22:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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