ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165070
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| Date: | Monday 2 April 1945 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XXX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV551 |
| MSN: | RS-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito MV551: Took off at 20:55 hrs from RAF Swannington for Anti-intruder mission. 02/04/1945
Engine lost power on take-off overshot and undercarriage raised to stop and caught fire.
Crew:-
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant Thomas Leslie Hunt RAF 55267 (NCO:566853 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 14 March, 1944)
Navigator : Flying Officer Vincent Francis Mulroy RAFVR 152924
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. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 1944 | MM676 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | Hayden, 5 miles north of RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 16 September 1944 | TA396 | 157 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 6 December 1944 | MM676 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 11:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 17:22 | Earl | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Oct-2014 11:44 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 11:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 18:55 | Rata | Updated [Time, Cn] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 10:50 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Aug-2020 16:02 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2021 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:47 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2024 06:55 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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