Mosquito hits windscreen
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The consensus appears to be that it's a 692 Squadron Mosquito B.XVI that lost an engine returning from a mission in February 1945 and overran the runway when attempting a landing at Rougham (USAAF) in Suffolk.
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As Dave posted above - A/C number MM224
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So my follow-up question is, did the Mossie hit the car or did the car, driving in the blackout, stumble upon the Mossie?
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PPRuNe, the fountain of all knowledge! :ok: :)
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Originally Posted by India Four Two
(Post 11350737)
PPRuNe, the fountain of all knowledge! :ok: :)
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/166153 Interestingly, 692 was a "Fellowship of the Bellows" Sqdn . . . their 31 Mossies 'paid for' - in part - by supporters in Argentina! The FOTB was created after an idea of collecting funds - to 'support the war effort' had been thought up by members of the British/Anglo Argentine Community in a Buenos Aires bar! You paid a monthly subscription [whatever was affordable] and joined the 'Fellowship'! Money donated was sent to the Ministry of Aircraft Production. It became a runaway success with new branches of the 'Fellowship' soon appearing in most other S. American countries. More history here. |
It happened at 02.40 and Mr and Mrs Rayner had been to Bury to the cinema.
Be interesting to find out why they were on the road so late. I'm sure with wartime restrictions the cinema would have finished long before midnight. |
Actually ASN is wrong, the crash happened at @23.30 and would appear to be on 1.2.45, not the 31.1.45 t/o and crash on 1.2.45.
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