NS748
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FRE 584
Ground crew of the 25th Bomb Group spray foam onto the crashed Mosquito (serial number NS748) at Watton, 19 April 1945. The pilot was Lt John Merrill Carter. The aircraft made a "ground loop" at Watton, UK on 19 April 1945.
Official caption printed on image: '(G-AD-[illegible])(19-4-45)(MOS.748CRASH)(REST.)' Roger Freeman Collection
Official caption printed on image: '(G-AD-[illegible])(19-4-45)(MOS.748CRASH)(REST.)' Roger Freeman Collection
Roger Freeman Photo.
Ground looped. USAAF Sta 376 / former RAF Watton, 19/4/45. John Merrill Carter (pilot) USAAF. Written off Damaged Beyond Repair.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
Crashed |
19 April 1945 | Ground looped. John Merrill Carter (pilot) USAAF. USAAF Sta 376 / former RAF Watton. | |
Other Written off DBR |
19 April 1945 | Written off Damaged Beyond Repair. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
USAAF Photo / Production list / www.mossie.org / ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104793.
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
USAAF Photo / Production list / www.mossie.org / ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104793.