ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141656
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1944 |
| Time: | 05:02 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 128 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM197 |
| MSN: | M5-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito MM197/P: Took off at 23:33 hrs for bombing mission to Berlin. 03/11/1944
On return an engine failed and while approaching to land a wingtip brushed the ground causing the aircraft to cartwheel and crashing 05:02 hrs just short of the runway and near a bulk fuel store. 04/11/1944
F/O Wallace was taken to RAF Hospital Ely where he died from his injuries.
Crew:
F/O (133403) Edward Peter WALLACE (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1386014 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 19 January, 1943)
Sgt (1672449) Robert Alexander SOUTAR (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=128
3. ORB 128 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 September 1944 | KB210 | 128 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England. | |
non |
| 17 September 1944 | KB210 | 128 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Liège (welche Ortschaft? - genaue Bezeichnung?) |  |
w/o |
| 9 December 1944 | MM198 | 128 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2012 12:20 | ThW | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 01:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2014 17:49 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 12:25 | MiG29 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 08:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2019 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2019 13:25 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2019 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2021 09:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2022 12:58 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 12:08 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:40 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2023 10:29 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:14 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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