ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165117
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 1944 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM417 |
| MSN: | EG-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Hunsdon |
Mosquito MM417/T: Took off at 16:05 hrs for mission to Les Hayes V-1 site. 26/03/1944
Hit by flak Les Hayes V-1 site and return on one engine. Crash landing RAF Hunsdon at 17:55 hrs.
Crew:
W/Cdr (NZ43048) Irving Stanley SMITH (pilot) RNZAF - Ok injury
F/Lt (116.682) Ronald Alfred MARSH DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok injury
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqdn RAF
Picture left to me by Flt Lt G F Thornton DFC. who fought with No 2 Squadron from Antwerp to Celle 1944/5
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 October 1943 | HX831 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Sculthorpe, North Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
| 18 February 1944 | HX982 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England | |
min |
Images:
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Imperial War Museum CH12415 I have no date or location.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2014 12:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 25-Jul-2014 17:47 | HB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Jan-2015 18:33 | QQ3 | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 02:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2015 11:59 | Angel dot comma | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Aug-2015 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 07:15 | Zeeland | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2019 09:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2021 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2021 15:12 | George | Updated [Source, Photo] |
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