ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71081
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 March 1943 |
| Time: | 20:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ248 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles east of Manningtree, near Bradfield, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
Mosquito DZ248: Took off at 19:15 hrs for Night Hight patrol. 23/03/1943
Dived into ground Bradfield Essex. Aircraft had been vectored onto the unknown Stirling on a Bullseye and was fired on and crashed, AA also opened up. 23/03/1943.
No.11 Gp ORB. AIR25/194 reports; One Mosquito of 157 Sqdn. on patrol under Trimley Heath was transferred to Bullseye and after obtaining contact of friendly a/c took violent evasive action, crashing into the ground at Bradfield near Colchester. Pilot (Viscount Clive) and Nav/Rad. were both killed. No.11 Group Accidents Reported. Air 24/576 gives a slightly different version. viz. Aircraft held by serachlight; banked to starboard and dived to earth.
Crew:
S/Ldr (86326) Mervyn Horation HERBERT The Viscount Clive (pilot) RAFVR - killed
P/O (139.391) Albert EASTWOOD (obs) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 23:58 | NePa | Added |
| 16-Nov-2010 15:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Dec-2010 02:47 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:00 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 10:44 | Earl | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jul-2015 18:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2016 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 09-Mar-2019 16:04 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2019 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2021 10:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Jul-2022 14:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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