Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI MM409,
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Date:Monday 1 May 1944
Time:22:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF
Registration: MM409
MSN: SM-T
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Zaventem, Flemish Brabant. -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lasham, Hampshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM409/T: Took off at 21:30 hrs for Night Intruder mission over airfields in France & Belgium. 01/05/1944
Missing. He crashed at 22:30 hrs near Zaventem, Belgium.
Crew:
F/O (124.689) Raymond Leonard ARCHER (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
F/Lt (78083) Arthur Murray McEWAN (nav.) RAFVR - Killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 305 Sqdn RAF


History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
16 June 1944 NS913 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 2 North Sea near Oue, west of Hadsund. w/o
25 March 1945 HR191 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 0 Advanced Landing Ground A.75 Cambrai /Epinoy, Nord. non
14 August 1945 SZ982 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF 0 Advanced Landing Ground B.113 Varrelbusch, Cloppenburg, Weser-Ems. w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Mar-2012 08:04 Nepa Added
05-Jun-2014 17:43 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative]
30-Dec-2014 13:00 R.Giggs Updated [Location, Departure airport]
11-Aug-2015 05:05 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative]
20-Mar-2019 20:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
24-Dec-2021 10:03 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
12-Mar-2022 19:15 Nepa Updated [Date, Time, Narrative, Operator]
23-Oct-2022 22:04 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Nov-2022 20:15 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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