ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72680
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK228 |
| MSN: | EW-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Sturgate, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
Mosquito HK228/R: Took off for Ferry flight to RAF Church Fenton 18/09/1944.
The plane collided with Mosquito HK194/L and crashlanded near RAF Sturgate. DBF.
Returning from RAF Coltishall to RAF Church Fenton in the morning, two Mosquitoes collided in mid-air:
F/Lt Madej and F/O Gąsecki (HK194/L) and F/Lt Griffiths and F/Lt Lane (HK228/R).
Mosquito HK228 was in flight at 1200 feet when it was struck by HK194 overtaking from below and behind.
Mosquito HK194 crashed at Stenigot, Lincs: Crew were killed.
HK228 crashlanded at Sturgate, Lincs. and was destroyed by fire. Crew got out seconds before their aircraft burst into flames
Crew:
F/Lt (120469) William John GRIFFITHS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (116687) George John LANE (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.bcar.org.uk/1944.html
3.ORB 307 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1945 | MV547 | 307 (Lwowskich Puchaczy) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2010 21:25 | NePa | Added |
| 14-Oct-2011 13:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-May-2014 16:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2014 20:31 | DB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2015 10:40 | Lixon | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Aug-2015 13:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Sep-2019 19:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 01-Oct-2021 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Oct-2021 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Mar-2022 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Oct-2023 20:55 | Nepa | Updated [[Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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