ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71837
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ603 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marley Gap Field, Hill Farm, near St.Ives, Huntingdonshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Warboys |
Mosquito DZ603: Took off for a Training flight /night exercise. 22/04/1944
Crashed at 22:25 hrs in Marley Gap Field, Hill Farm near St. Ives Huntingdonshire after overshooting from an approach with the starboard engine feathered. Crew were very seriously hurt and taken to RAF Hospital Ely.
Crew:
P/O (161256) Wesley ASTON (pilot) RAFVR - injury (NCO:656258 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 December, 1943)
W/O (1203877) Philip. BOND (nav.) RAFVR - injury
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
3.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
4.CWGC
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ603 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2010 10:48 | NePa | Added |
| 12-Dec-2012 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2014 15:22 | Paix | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 09:39 | C.C.Catch | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Aug-2015 04:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 14:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 16-Oct-2021 10:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 16:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 19-Feb-2022 07:37 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Nov-2023 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
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