ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70125
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| Date: | Saturday 26 August 1944 |
| Time: | 02:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B MK.XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM135 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Park Farm, Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Gransden Lodge |
Mosquito MM135: Took off at 22:50hrs for bomb.mission to Berlin. 25/08/1944
Crashed on return from this operation, with both engines running at Park Farm, Old Warden, Beds. 5 miles of RAF Gransden Lodge at a shallow angle, cause was probably a mis-reading of the altimeter. 26/08/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (40361) Walter Douglas Wilberforce BIRD (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1801746) Francis William HUDSON (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php-Mosquito-XVI-MM135-crash-Park-Farm-Old-Warden-26-Aug-1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2009 10:42 | NePa | Added |
| 10-Oct-2011 12:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2011 14:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2012 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 05-Jun-2013 06:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 16:26 | Gerrard | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2015 10:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2019 07:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2019 18:24 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2019 19:32 | William Nation | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2021 10:36 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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