ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178978
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:55 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | NS536 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito NS536: Took off at 22:15 hrs for Pampa mission ( for USAAC ) over Bruges – Mauberge – Freiburg – Mindelheim – Stuttgart – Nancy – Charleroi – Base. 26/07/1944
The flight was not calm. Had an accompaniment of almost continuous lightning at one point and very turbulent with continuous lightning at another. The A.S.I iced up and the P.4 compass was later found to have a deviation of over 20 degrees. Landing Ok at 02:55 hrs. 27/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (47348) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS DFM (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (172.487) John Custance BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/john-custance-bakers-flight-records/
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 1409 Flt RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2015 13:53 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 08-May-2019 12:47 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:54 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2022 11:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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