ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20476
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 October 1944 |
| Time: | 23:29 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML986 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bourn |
Mosquito ML986: Took off at 19:30 hrs. for mission to Heilbronn. 04/10/1944
From the target to base, the flight was made on one engine and while making ready to land, the Mossie side - slipped and crashed, wheels up, while approaching the runway.
Crew:
F/Lt (43159) William BAKER (pilot) RAF - injured
F/O (129118) RendelI Forrest LEWIS (nav.) RAFVR - injured (NCO:655297 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 22 September, 1942)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
4. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 23:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-Dec-2008 21:24 | angels one five | Updated |
| 18-Feb-2010 11:39 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2012 00:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2014 14:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2014 06:02 | Tu160 Blackjack | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2019 08:02 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Oct-2021 23:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 18:54 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2022 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 19:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2023 21:59 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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