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| Date: | Monday 12 April 1943 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD727 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lapwing Farm (BA4 4FU) Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
Mosquito DD727: Take off at 08:15 hrs for Day Ranger mission. 12/04/1943
Took off in low cloud, flew low South over Oakhill, hit a tree on high ground on Old Frome Road.
Crashed in area of barn on Lapwing Farm at 08:30 hrs. 12/04/1943.
Crew:
F/Lt (102.153) Arthur Lowthian BARGE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (120.864) Arthur John MATTHEWS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
3.http://beaconhillsociety.org.uk/history/second-world-war/
Images:
Fl/O A.L. Barge (pilot of DD727)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 12:34 | NePa | Added |
| 31-Oct-2011 13:42 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2013 13:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 15:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Sep-2014 19:22 | Faun | Updated [Location, ] |
| 25-Jul-2015 08:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Aug-2015 07:14 | adam | Updated [Location, ] |
| 14-Mar-2019 08:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Apr-2019 06:21 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 10-Oct-2020 12:19 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 14-Oct-2020 11:29 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 11:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Sep-2021 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, ] |
| 12-Nov-2021 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
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