ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71501
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 00:25 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 109 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ425 |
| MSN: | HS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Little Friars, Thornes, 1 mile WNW of Swaffham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Mosquito DZ425: Tookoff 23:38 hrs for bombing mission over Duisburg. 30/08/1943
Crashed after take-off from base in Little Fraiars, Thornes, 1mile WNW Swaffham at 00:25hrs. 31/08/1943
Crew:
P/O (NZ414602) Alan Alfred DRAY (pilot) RNZAF - injured
F/Sgt (1378615) Kenneth Lyddon PRING (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 109 Sqdn RAF
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 April 1943 | DZ430 | 109 Sqn RAF | 2 | Hartford, near RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England | |
w/o |
| 22 October 1943 | DZ434 | 109 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Bourne, Lincolnshire, England | |
w/o |
| 9 November 1943 | DZ492 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
| 7 January 1944 | DZ435 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Narborough, 6miles north-west of Swaffham, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 6 May 1944 | ML958 | 109 Sqn RAF | 2 | Herkenbosch - Melick, Limburg. |  |
w/o |
| 18 June 1944 | ML900 | 109 Sqn RAF | 0 | St.Neots, near RAF stn Little Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England | |
w/o |
| 27 December 1944 | ML961 | 109 Sqn RAF | 1 | Keent, 3km south of Weert, Limburg. | |
w/o |
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ425 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jan-2010 12:04 | NePa | Added |
| 26-Feb-2012 06:58 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 07:01 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 12:49 | ABBA | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 19:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 18-Sep-2015 13:35 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 10:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Apr-2019 21:11 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Aug-2021 13:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Aug-2021 13:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn] |
| 01-Sep-2021 09:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Oct-2021 22:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Feb-2022 17:41 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 29-Jul-2022 21:17 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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