ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70296
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1944 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF382 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saxmundham, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Staughton, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF382: Took off for bombing mission to Bonn. 21/12/1944
Engine failed on return from target marking over Bonn. Flew into trees at 17:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (171678) William Thomson KERR (pilot) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1342907 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 March, 1944)
F/O (156001) Derek Arthur WEARE DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1394088 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 12 October, 1943)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Dec-2009 12:00 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Aug-2013 18:56 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 13:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 10:10 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Sep-2018 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:43 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 12:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:27 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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