ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71502
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| Date: | Friday 24 November 1944 |
| Time: | 01:43 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ429 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alrewas, 5 miles SW of Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito DZ429: Took off at 01:18 hrs for a night high-level cross-country exercise. 24/11/1944
At 01:42 hrs Mossie spun and crashed at Alrewas, 5 miles SW from the centre of Burton Upon Trent.
Crew:
F/O (J/17652) Ronald Marwood JONES (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (163827 ) Donald Graham MACKENZIE (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1565711 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 May, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.rafwarboys.co.uk/1655mtu.htm
3. ORB 1655 MTU RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ429 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2010 12:32 | NePa | Added |
| 12-Dec-2012 12:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 18:08 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2014 07:40 | polis | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Sep-2015 22:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 13:57 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:20 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 07-Sep-2021 17:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2022 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2022 21:24 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 02-Aug-2022 06:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 19:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 10:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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