ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139126
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 653th (WR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS630 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | villageThompson, 3mi S of RAF stn Watton/AAF Sta.376, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
| RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 |
Mosquito NS630: Took off for a Recco Weather mission. 22/11/1944.
The engine lost power on take-off. Started the approach at Watton airfield on return from take off for Blue Stocking night mission. He was ordered to another airfield due to bad weather conditions, but after making one pass, pilot informed the control tower that he could see the runway. Flying out for a second pass, radio contact was lost over Merton. Flying very low, the Mosquito hit tree tops and crashed in a field between the villages of Merton and Thompson.
Crew:
1/Lt. (O.886133) Malcolm James MacLEOD (pilot) USAAF - Killed
1/Lt (O.865981) Milford Bertrand HOPKINS (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Nov1944O.htm
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2011 06:37 | Nepa | Added |
| 19-Feb-2012 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2012 00:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 22-Feb-2012 00:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Apr-2014 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2014 20:02 | MiG21 | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2014 08:50 | Digger | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Sep-2014 05:41 | Faun | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 21-Sep-2014 10:49 | polis | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Sep-2014 17:42 | Polish | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Mar-2015 19:26 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 03-Apr-2015 18:20 | DB | Updated [Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:24 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 27-Aug-2015 17:26 | INV | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2019 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 13:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 15:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 15:08 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2021 20:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:29 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 22:30 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 21:41 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 18:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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