ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137442
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| Date: | Friday 28 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS987 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Mundesley, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito NS987: Took off for Training flight /Air to Ground firing exercise. 28/07/1944
Stalled and bit ground on range nr Mundesley Norfolk. Mosquito when during an Air to Ground firing exercise the aircraft was seen to dive and pass over the target at 50 feet. The aircraft went into a steep left hand turn, stalled and crashed on Paston Gunnery Range, Norfolk. There is a possibility that the aircraft was hit by a ricochet."
Crew:
F/Lt (119.921) Joseph George OLIVER (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (120.075) Alan James BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98% 20prodn% 20list.txt
2.ORB 613 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2011 01:40 | Nepa | Added |
| 20-Sep-2011 00:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2011 00:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 21-Sep-2014 12:57 | Weeks | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2015 09:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2022 19:35 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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