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Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
Time: | 03:08 |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
Registration: | ML977 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF stn Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England. -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Graveley |
Narrative:Mosquito ML977: Took off at 23:20 hrs for a Bombing operation to Essen. 26/04/1944
On return to base, the pilot made approach to RAF Graveley flashing navigation lights. Landed and promptley ran into a 35 Sqdn Lancaster ND734 which had not yet cleared the runway at 03:08 hrs. 27/04/1944
Crew:
S/Ldr (84319) Edward John SAUNDERSON DFC (pilot) RAFVR: OK
F/Lt (68160) Richard Herbert William CLARKSON DFC (nav) RAFVR: Ok (NCO:991338 Commission Gazetted : Friday 04 July, 1941)
One of the mid-turret gunners in the Lancaster was killed and the rear gunner was severely injured.
Sgt (2206157) Walter Edmond CRAWFORD (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=692
3.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC
5.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
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18-Apr-2013 08:05 |
Nepa |
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04-Jun-2013 20:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator] |
02-Jul-2014 21:21 |
Shout |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
10-Aug-2015 12:11 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
10-Aug-2015 12:12 |
INV |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
23-Apr-2019 17:45 |
Nepa |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
03-Mar-2021 08:31 |
Anon. |
Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
06-Oct-2021 22:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
05-Aug-2022 12:16 |
Rob Davis |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
13-Nov-2023 17:02 |
Genesis |
Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |