ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20334
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR477 |
| MSN: | GB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Contrakt Farm, Narborough, 5 miles NW of Swaffham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito LR477/B: Took off at 17:49 hrs for attack to Goldenbergwerke power station at Knapsack. 23/11/1943
Was the to be attacked by three Mosquitoes of 105 Sqdn. The first away was S/L J.S.W. Bignal AFC (LR507/F) who attacked a last resort target. Followed by F/L C.F. Boxall (ML913/E) who managed to hit the primary target with four 500lb bombs. The target was clearly visible and despite 100 searchlights probing the sky, the flak was light. Nevertheless, Mosquito LR477/B returned early and near base joined the circuit.
At 19:50 hrs their the aircraft crashed 5 miles NW of Swaffham in Norfolk, at Narborough's Contract Farm.
Crew:
F/O (145656) Eric WADE BEM (pilot) RAFVR: killed (NCO:1379591 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 29 June, 1943)
F/O (142563) Alfred Gerald FLEET (obs) RAFVR: killed (NCO:1217597 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 May, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3.CWGC
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
5.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 June 1942 | W4068 | 105 Sqn RAF | 0 | over Koln, North Rhine-Westphalia |  |
w/o |
| 5 November 1943 | DZ587 | 105 Sqn RAF | 2 | Road Green Farm, Hempnall, 10 miles south of Norwich, England | |
w/o |
| 18 November 1943 | DZ489 | 105 Sqn RAF | 0 | near RAF stn Marham, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2008 23:21 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Jan-2010 23:50 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2011 02:09 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 20:31 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 06:36 | MiG15 | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Aug-2015 14:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 09-Sep-2018 17:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2021 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Oct-2021 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2022 06:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:52 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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