ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141268
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| Date: | Saturday 3 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML962 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Caterham, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito ML962: Took off at 23:28 hrs for Night mission to Leverkusen. 02/06/1944
Hit by Flak at Leverkusen which damaged the flying controls and the port engine.
Regained the south coast, but was abandoned about 02:50 hrs near Caterham, Surrey. 03/06/1944
The Mosquito crashing into the front garden of a house in Ridgemount Avenue, Coulsdon. a blazing fuel tank was thrown onto the roof of a dwelling in Woodlands Grove, killing eighteen-months old Alan Roote and injuring his parents who were admitted to Purley Hospital. Four other children in the house escaped unhurt. This account has been credited by W.Chorley to Edward Burnside and David Thompson.
Crew:
F/Lt (61006) Arthur Charles CARTER DFC (pilot) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:740456 Commission Gazetted : Friday 14 March, 1941)
F/O (J/16299) Ernest Walter GARRETT DFC (nav.) RCAF: Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.RAF 109 Sqn ORB
3.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 06:17 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Jul-2014 16:06 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2014 22:59 | Gerrard | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Aug-2015 20:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2016 10:09 | Shout | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 20:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 26-Apr-2019 07:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 23:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 21:24 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 07:15 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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