ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165331
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| Date: | Monday 27 August 1945 |
| Time: | 10:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | NS733 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Upwood, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito NS733: Tookoff at 10:35 hrs for training flight. 27/08/1945
Swung on take-off and undercarriage collapsed at runway 06 at RAF Upwood. After accelerating for 200 yards, lost its wheels and caught fire. All were taken to RAF Hospital Ely, where surgeons amputated one of LAC Lloyd's arms. Both the pilot and nav. escaped with slight burns.
Crew:-
F/Lt (131640) Alfred George HUGHES DFC (pilot) RAFVR- injured (NCO:1257325 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 November, 1942)
F/O (164214) Albert Roland WRAY (nav.) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1567183 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 May, 1944)
LAC (????) J.F. LLOYD (mech.) RAFVR - severely injured
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.rafupwood.co.uk/1409metflight.htm
3. ORB 1409 Flt RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2014 15:55 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jul-2014 09:37 | Pepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2014 16:53 | Cliford | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 15:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Nov-2016 16:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2021 22:17 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2022 11:34 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:18 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2023 22:58 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
| 21-Nov-2023 10:08 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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