ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165173
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | MM693 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Manston, Kent |
Mosquito MM693: Hit by B-17 in fog while parked RAF Manston. 27/12/1944
The 27th was memorable for an accident at Manston when an American Fortress, attempting an emergency landing in a fog, struck two Mosquitos which, with the Fortress, burst into flames. Squadron Headquarters and “B” Flight dispersal narrowly avoided catastrophe, some thirty lives being spared by a margin of ten feet. The whole scene presented an eerie spectacle through the dense fog and smoke as sheets of flame, exploding gasoline, Very lights and bursting cannon shells came from all three aircraft. Occupants of nearby buildings left in a hurry via the windows.
Nothing could be done to save the crew of the Fortress whose nine occupants were the only casualties. One petrol bowser, partly burned, was towed away; LAC J. J. P. Huneault at great risk dashed in to drive away a second bowser with the assistance of F/O J. H. Wyman.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 406 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 12:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jul-2014 16:29 | wilbur | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2014 15:21 | Giggs | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 09:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2019 15:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-May-2022 20:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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