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Date: | Friday 1 September 1944 |
Time: | 01:07 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | MM127 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Oakington |
Narrative:31- August -1944
571 Squadron (12 Mosquitoes) Target Düsseldorf. All sorties except one were successful.
Mosquito MM127: Took off at 22:04 hrs for mission to Düsseldorf. 31/08/1944
Engine failure was the cause of the failed sortie. Landing with one defective engine at 01:07 hrs. 01/09/1944
Crew:
F/O (126769) Albert Frank WALTERS DFM (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1259643 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 18 August, 1942)
F/O (146306) William Paterson COLLIN DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:656244 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
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15-Oct-2017 12:19 |
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26-Oct-2021 16:32 |
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26-Oct-2021 16:33 |
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27-Oct-2021 21:14 |
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31-Jul-2022 08:41 |
Rob Davis |
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02-Aug-2022 10:54 |
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