ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166210
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| Date: | Friday 22 September 1944 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 140 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM312 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.48 Amiens/Glisy, Picardy region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.48 Amiens/Glisy (F) |
| B.48 Amiens/Glisy |
Mosquito MM312: Took off at 19:50 hrs for PR mission over Flushing-Arhemmidjer. 22/09/1944
Damaged by explosion pres. AA flak and crashlanded B.48 Amiens at 21:40 hrs.
At night, one of our aircraft was badly damaged by the premature explosion of a flash bomb - managed to land safely after a few tense moments. Aircraft a write-off (Mosquito MM312).
Crew:
F/O (159.876) Ronald Stanley FLIGHT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
P/O (170.604) Brian Douglas MACKINS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.jshawmsc.f2s.com/140squadron.pdf
3.ORB 140 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2014 17:44 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-May-2014 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 18:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 10:26 | BlB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jan-2015 17:31 | Yetynka | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 04-Feb-2016 07:57 | Next | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2018 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Apr-2021 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:59 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jul-2022 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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