ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70848
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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1692 (BSTU) Flt RAF |
| Registration: | DD736 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | East Winch, 2 1/4 miles south-east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito DD736: Took off for Air Test. 23/11/1944
Seen spiralling out of cloud, righted itself then spun into the ground at East Winch, near Kings Lynn, Norfolk.
Crew:-
F/O (J/18833 ) Charles James PREECE (pilot) RCAF - killed
F/O (175408) Frederick Henry RUFFLE DFC (nav) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1322088 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 06 June, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?21390-Pilot-Officer-Charles-Preec
3. ORB 1692 Flt RAF
4. CWGC
5. Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
6. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Images:
Bedford 1944
Bedford 1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2009 02:02 | NePa | Added |
| 01-Nov-2010 14:24 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2010 05:45 | Ray Kemp | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2011 00:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 13:52 | James Gaywood | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2013 21:58 | james Gaywood | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 02-Jun-2014 11:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2014 07:02 | Trace | Updated [Location] |
| 12-Jun-2015 04:31 | BlB | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Sep-2015 21:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2016 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-May-2019 15:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Oct-2021 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 19:31 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2023 22:34 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2023 07:41 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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