Aircraft | Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | HR216 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15504. |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 189 |
Service Number | 172618 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 1692 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Start Date | 19-Apr-1945 |
End Date | 19-Apr-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- air-to-air firing practice |
Reason for Loss | Approximately 40 minutes into the flight the aircraft was seen in a steep dive. Broke apart and crashed near Walpole St. Andrew near King's Lynn, Norfolk |