ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 210031
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| Date: | Friday 5 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 105 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML973 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito ML973: Took off at 21:35 for bombin mission over the IG Farbenindustrie AG chemical works at Leverkusen. 04/05/1944
Over the target, flak smashed into the starboard engine and the aircraft lost height rapidly. Pilot F/Lt Bray wrestled with the controls and managed to reach Kent flying at very low level. With one engine on fire and the other malfunctioning, he managed to land on the crash strip at RAF Manston at 01:25 hrs. 05/05/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (113.927) Robert Walter BRAY DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (J/8608) Thomas White PIERCE DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2018 12:24 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2018 07:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Oct-2021 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jan-2022 23:31 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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