ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144221
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| Date: | Thursday 16 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ML907 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
| RAF Little Staughton |
Mosquito ML907: Took off on a mission to mark targets over Aachen and the Rhine. 16/11/1944
The plane was returning early to base,but he encountered extremely poor visibility. The pilot decided to make an SBA landing. As he approached the runway, he could be seen lifting sharply so as not to fly into the HT cables. The pilot lost control while avoiding the HT cables on the SBA landing.Mosquito stopped and turned to the ground at 15:25 hrs near RAF Little Staughton.
Crew:
W/O (1280538) Joseph GARCIA-WEBB (pilot) RAFVR - Killed
W/O (1380740) Robert John WENDES (nav.) RAFVR - Killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
3. CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2012 05:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Jul-2014 12:54 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 16:24 | Shout | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 19:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 18:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Feb-2022 22:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2023 22:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 08:02 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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