ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141597
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| Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB421 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Gransden Lodge, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB421: Took off at 15:10 hrs. for mission to Sieburg. Crashed at 19:00 hrs on approach RAF Gransden Lodge, bursting into flames. Both airmen were badly burnt, being taken to RAF Hospital Ely. 23/12/1944
Member, Order of the British Empire - Award effective 20 March 1945 as per London Gazette of that date and AFRO 721/45 dated 27 April 1945:
One night in December 1944 an aircraft crashed on landing. Fire broke out immediately in the cockpit and F/O Lynde, the navigator, was enveloped in flames. By the time the aircraft had come to a standstill the complete structure was burning furiously. F/O Lynde, having already jettisoned the top hatch, climbed out on the port wing, the starboard side being ablaze. Finding the pilot had failed to get to safety, F/O Lynde returned to the blazing aircraft, released the pilot's harness and dragged him to safety through the top hatch, receiving severe burns while so doing. His prompt and courageous action undoubtedly saved the pilot's life.
Crew:
F/O (NZ415701) Arthur Sullivan KEOGH (pilot) RNZAF - Injured
F/O (J/43624) Carl Edward LYNDE (nav.) RCAF - Injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 142 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2012 01:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Sep-2013 12:41 | adpick1254 | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2014 17:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2014 15:46 | Jixn | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 15:30 | Froome | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2015 08:36 | yarbi | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 10:26 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2017 18:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2018 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 15-Sep-2021 21:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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