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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1942 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4083 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile south of RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
| RAF Colerne |
Mosquito W4083: Took off at 08:10 hrs for Dawn Patrol. 29/09/1942
Engine cut on overshoot flew into ground on approach 1mile south of RAF Colerne.
Crew:
F/Lt (42481) Peter Duncan BOWEN (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (1392515) Victor John BLOOMFIELD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 07:32 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:07 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2013 12:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2013 03:51 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 08:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Sep-2013 15:14 | nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2013 15:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, ] |
| 21-Oct-2013 19:18 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 31-Oct-2013 06:49 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 10:48 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2014 19:04 | Glock G19 | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Sep-2014 08:22 | James JUMP | Updated [Total fatalities, ] |
| 23-Dec-2014 20:01 | Shout | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 10:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Apr-2016 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Feb-2019 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2021 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 05-Aug-2022 12:00 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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