ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155342
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 August 1944 |
| Time: | 22:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF384 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wafer Hill Farm, near Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF384: Took off at 21:40 hrs for night bombing raid to Cologne, Germany. 22/08/1944
After take off engine failed & pilot control lost. The plane crashed at 22:10 hrs at Waferhill Farm nr Newmarket.
Crew:
W/O (1211264) George Thomas COLLINSON (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1803648) Lawrence Walter YOUENS (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=692
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2013 14:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 05-Jun-2013 06:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 30-Aug-2013 18:58 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 21-Jul-2014 16:11 | Gerrard | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 13:09 | paddy | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2015 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 01-May-2019 13:46 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 10:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2023 10:06 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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