ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165161
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| Date: | Sunday 2 July 1944 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | ML906 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oaklington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire, |
Mosquito ML906: Took off for Met. operation flight. 02/07/1944
Route over Lyme Regis – Lannion – Le Sel – Antrain – Cande – Argeuil – Dieppe – Orfordness – Base.
Crossing out near Dieppe at low level, an enemy AA put a bullet through the starboard tyre and wing petrol tank. This fact was not discovered until the aircraft swung off the runway on landing, due to the burst tyre.
Crew:
F/Lt (47348 ) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (172.487) John Custance BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/
3.ORB 1409 Flt RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 09:22 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jun-2014 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 09:00 | Pepa | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2014 07:55 | Tom Wiezarth | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 08:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:42 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Operator] |
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