Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV DZ355, Tuesday 27 October 1942
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Date:Tuesday 27 October 1942
Time:19:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV
Owner/operator:105 Sqn RAF
Registration: DZ355
MSN: DZ355
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Marham, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk
Narrative:
Mosquito DZ355: Took off at 15:25 hrs for Daylight Bombing attack on Flensburg from 50ft. 27/10/1942
Damaged from German Flak. Crash landing at RAF Swanton Morley at 19:40 hrs. Damaged Cat.AC
Crew:
F/O (101502) Alec Norman BRISTOW DFC(pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (104775) Bernard Willis MARSHALL DFC (obs) RAFVR - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Mosquito/DZ228-DZ360/0.htm
3.ORB 105 Sqdn RAF
4.CWGC

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2024 10:31 Nepa Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator]
04-May-2024 10:47 Nepa Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator]
04-May-2024 10:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Operator]
25-May-2024 06:16 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Operator]

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