Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX MM676,
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Date:Wednesday 6 December 1944
Time:19:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX
Owner/operator:157 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM676
MSN: RS-W
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Swannington, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Swannington
Narrative:
Mosquito MM676/W: Took off at 18:20 hrs for Hight Intruder mission. 06/12/944
Returned early owing to oxygen trouble. Landing at 19:40 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1323182) Peter Alfred MERRALL (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (174.913) Gordon Thornton LANG (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.abcc.org.ar/memorial
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
1 September 1944 MM676 157 Sqn RAF 0 Hayden, 5 miles north of RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England min
16 September 1944 TA396 157 Sqn RAF 2 Missing - North Sea w/o
2 April 1945 MV551 157 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jul-2022 22:10 Nepa Added [Operator]

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