ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137741
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| Date: | Monday 21 February 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | MM401 |
| MSN: | SB-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Friston ELG, Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Friston, Sussex |
Mosquito MM401/J: Took off for attack V-1 site in Pas de Calais. 21/02/1944
The aircraft was severely damaged by flak /hit by anti-aircraft fire while attacking a flying-bomb site in the Pas de Calais. The port engine was shattered, and the port undercarriage and most of the outer starboard wing was blown off. Despite the damage, the crew flew MM401 back and crash-landed safely at RAF Friston (Emergency Landing Ground) Sussex. The port engine nacelle is seen here supported by a caterpillar tractor to enable the aircraft to be moved off the runway. The aircraft was initially categorised as repairable (Category B), but this was changed to a write-off (Category E) after the full extent of the damage became clear.
Crew:
S/Ldr (Aus.400733) Arthur Geoffrey OXLADE (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Lt (Aus.400839) Donald Mckenzie SHANKS (nav.) RAAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/index.php?/category/album-464-mosquito
3.https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205090444
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 January 1944 | HJ774 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 2 | 1 mile south of RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
w/o |
| 25 April 1944 | MM400 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 1 | English Channel off Pas de Calais. |  |
w/o |
| 6 July 1944 | HJ776 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | RAF stn Thorney Island, Hampshire, England | |
min |
| 17 April 1945 | PZ463 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.78 Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant. |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2011 07:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Mar-2012 23:32 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2014 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2014 16:53 | Taillor | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2019 12:47 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2021 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Aug-2022 16:40 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Aug-2023 10:40 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
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