ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156693
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| Date: | Thursday 11 November 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LR478 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mount Verduces, Peña, near Gabarderal, Navarra, northern Spain. -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Mosquito LR 478: Took off at 11:14 hrs for a PR mission over southern occupied France. 11/11/1943
The aircraft was hit by Nazi anti-aircraft artillery. They headed to Spain and succeeded in crossing the Pyrenees. The navigator jumped out and dropped by parachute near Sos del Rey Catolico, but pilot could not leave the cockpit and crashed on Mount Verduces. Peña's neighbours were leaving Mass at that time, were celebrating their patron, St. Martin of Tours and amazingly watched the outcome. Some rushed to the scene of the accident, but could not do anything for the pilot. Hours later, he was buried in the small cemetery of the town, which was and is near the top of Mount Peña.
Crew:
W/Cdr (25126) Donald Broadbent Cecil WALKER (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (116.137) Arthur Maurice CROW DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok baled out over northern Spain
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.mountpena.moonfruit.com/#/the-history/4544382244
3http://incidentessgm.blogspot.com/search/label/De%20Havilland%20Mosquito
4.ORB 544 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2013 13:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 02-Jun-2014 14:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2014 18:49 | MiG21 | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2014 12:34 | Tu144 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 11:46 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2016 06:27 | Marcus Walker | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2020 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 17:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2022 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
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