ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164471
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| Date: | Thursday 30 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 12 FU RAF |
| Registration: | MM783 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF ??? |
| RAF Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |
Mosquito MM783: Took off for training flight. 30/11/1944
Slide-slipped into ground in bad visibility on approach at RAF Melton Mowbray. Landing in bad visibility at Melton Mowbray aerodrome, Leics., the aircraft side slipped into the ground in a turn to line up with runway, caught fire and burnt out, injuring two.
Crew:
???? (pilot) ??? - injured
F/O (J/86766) Joseph Rufin BOUDREAU (nav.) RCAF - injured /he died of his injuries on 05/12/1944
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.rcafassociation.ca/heritage/history/fallen-aviators/rcaf-casualties-second-world-war/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2014 11:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Sep-2014 09:31 | Holschtein | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 03-Sep-2015 11:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2021 22:27 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 15-Nov-2023 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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