Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX MM672,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146543
 
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Date:Friday 1 September 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX
Owner/operator:157 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM672
MSN: RS-
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Hayden, 5 miles north of RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Swannington, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MM672: Took off for training flight. 01/09/1944
Collided with Mosquito MM676 during AI practice and crashed Hayden Norfolk.
Crew:-
Pilot: 144040 Fg Off Chris Noel Woodcock RAFVR - Oxford (Headington) Cemetery Section L Grave 54.(NCO:655511 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 01 June, 1943)
Navigator: 131169 Plt Off Leslie George Butt RAFVR - Southampton Old Crematorium Panel 1.(NCO:922361 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 October, 1942)




Sources:

1. http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3. ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jun-2012 01:33 Nepa Added
26-Jul-2014 20:59 BlB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
18-Dec-2014 15:34 King T. Updated [Source, Narrative]
23-Aug-2015 13:39 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
17-Mar-2019 11:04 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
01-May-2019 13:39 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
01-May-2019 13:39 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
11-Oct-2021 21:41 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Jan-2022 10:00 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
31-Jul-2022 08:29 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Oct-2022 16:28 Anon. Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative]
06-Jul-2023 09:22 Nepa Updated [[Cn, Location, Narrative]]
19-Aug-2023 10:28 Nepa Updated [[[Cn, Location, Narrative]]]
11-Oct-2023 12:26 Nepa Updated [[[[Cn, Location, Narrative]]]]
21-Nov-2023 10:10 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]
11-Apr-2024 07:39 Antonio Updated [Narrative]

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