ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159700
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 128 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF403 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cambridge Road, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito PF403: Took off at 17:07 hrs for mission to Hannover. 10/01/1945
On return from mission to Hannover banked steeply, pilot lost control and crashed at Godmanchester.
Stalled, hit ground & DBF.
Crew:
S/Ldr (63848) Ronald Frederick Leonard TONG DFC (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:930721 Commission Gazetted : Friday 09 May, 1941)
F/Lt (128616) Marie Joseph Marc LAGESSE DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1324905 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 October, 1942)
Distinguished Flying Cross and MID twice
Squadron Leader (63848) Ronald Frederick Leonard Tong DFC, MID* RAFVR 128 Squadron
On a night bombing operation to Hannover Squadron Leader Tong and his co-pilot Flight Lieutenant Marie Joseph Marc Largesse DFC, took off at 17:07 from RAF Wyton in PF403 de Havilland Mosquito XVI as part of a larger bombing group. On it's return the weather had deteriorated and they were met with heavy snow showers and squally winds, visibility was extremely poor. After being instructed to wait to land the aircraft during a circuit of the airfield banked steeply, lost control and crashed at Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, both of the crew were killed.
Sources:
1.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=128
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 128 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 03:31 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2014 13:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 12:18 | J.Paco | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Sep-2015 06:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 10-Sep-2018 08:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2021 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Jan-2022 13:50 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 14:11 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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