matchlesswdg3 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 I think it was the car that hit the plane, because if you look the prop blade is behind the car and it is not bent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 25, 2022 Share Posted December 25, 2022 Which begs the quastion why that Mozzie was there in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatchFuzee Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 18 hours ago, Enigma said: Which begs the quastion why that Mozzie was there in the first place. This is possibly the accident. de Havilland DH98 Mosquito B Mk XVI. Squadron 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Mosquito MM224: Took off 18:40hrs for mission. 31/01/1945 On return attempted to land at the USAAF Sta.468 at Rougham near Bury St.Edmunds. Engine cut on return overshot landing and hit car RAF Bury St.Edmunds at 02:40 hrs. 01/02/1945. F/O (153022) Philip John Quarles Back DFC (pilot) RAFVR - injured. F/O (144763) Derek Tom Newell Smith DFC (nav.) RAFVR - injured. No information on the occupant(s) of the car. Source:- https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/166153 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/24/2022 at 10:04 PM, Richard Farrant said: I think it was the car that hit the plane,... That was pretty much the flying community's response to the Shoreham air crash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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