ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20198
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1943 |
| Time: | 14:32 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ595 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fincham, 5 miles NE of RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ595: Took off for training flight. 26/07/1943
After takeoff engine failed and Mosquito crash-landed wheels up, at Fincham, 5 miles NE of RAF Downham Market at 14:32 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (127889) William Ernest Gifford HUMPHREY (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1315407 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)
F/Sgt (950354) Eric MOORE DFM (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 105 Sqn RAF
3.London Gazette
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ595 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm, note conflicting cause of loss
DZ595 AM Form 78 reflecting the date of DBR was 26 Jul 43
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 21:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Jan-2010 00:14 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2012 13:13 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 14:06 | Zoom | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jul-2015 18:21 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2016 19:08 | Zoom | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:17 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 27-Aug-2021 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2021 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 13-Sep-2021 22:20 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Feb-2022 22:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 17:06 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:03 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2022 11:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 13:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2022 08:25 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
| 28-Jul-2023 11:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Date, Source, Narrative, Photo]] |
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