ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 19788
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| Date: | Thursday 25 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM244 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Corryfoyness, Highland, Scotland. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito MM244: Took off for a high altitude cross country flight over Scotland. 25/11/1943
Both engines cut, aircraft abandoned near Loch Ness.
When at cruising altitude of 30,000 feet the aircraft suffered from fuel problems. The Squadron ORB states that supply of petrol was persistently cutting when on the main fuel tanks. F/O Burfield was unable to solve the problem and when he reached 12,000 feet and was above blanket cloud cover he requested a DF bearing from Dalcross. This indicated the aircraft was over the Highlands and he ordered his Navigator to abandon the aircraft and then did so himself. Both of the crew landed close to Loch Ness and were relatively unharmed. The aircraft continued on for a short way before diving into the ground to the north of Drumnadrochit.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.416927) Norman Milton BURFIELD DFC (pilot) RAAF - OK
Sgt (1681825) Alexander BARRON DFM (nav.) RAFVR - OK
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/dh-mosquito_corryfoyness.htm
3.The Peak District Air Accident Research.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2008 02:42 | Nepa | Added |
| 23-May-2008 22:23 | Nepa | Updated |
| 01-Dec-2009 09:12 | NePa | Updated |
| 24-Jan-2011 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:15 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2014 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:06 | Earl | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:06 | Earl | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2016 20:06 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Oct-2021 17:44 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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