ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166153
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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1945 |
| Time: | 02:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM224 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Bury St.Edmunds /AAF Sta.468, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bury St Edmunds /AAF Sta.468 |
Mosquito MM224: Took off 18:40hrs for mission. 31/01/1945
On return attempted to land at the USAAF Sta.468 at Rougham near Bury St.Edmunds.
Engine cut on return overshot landing and hit car RAF Bury St.Edmunds at 02:40 hrs. 01/02/1945
Crew:
F/O (153022) Philip John Quarles BACK DFC (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1801458 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 26 October, 1943)
F/O (144763) Derek Tom Newell SMITH DFC (nav.) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1386025 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 08 June, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
3. https://rafgraveley.wordpress.com/paul-main-page/692-losses/
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2014 19:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-May-2014 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2014 17:14 | Kraus | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 08:37 | Kraus | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 08:58 | INV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 14:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2021 16:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Feb-2022 18:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2022 09:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:24 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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