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| Date: | Saturday 12 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ384 |
| MSN: | XD-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cubitt's Farm, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham |
Mosquito DZ384: Took off for training flight. 12/12/1942
When flying at 16,000' the pilot heard the sound of wood snapping, the tailplane failed and A/C crashed on Cubitt's Farm.
Crew:
Sgt (655615) Frederick Alfred BUDDEN (pilot) RAF - injured
F/O (120665) Douglas Martin BARNES (obs) RAFVR - killed (NCO:1392842 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 August, 1942)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Report No.: W1396
3.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
4.Henk Welting's Database
5.CWGC
6.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2022 20:53 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 12-Oct-2022 07:56 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2022 07:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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