NS630
The aircraft started the approach at Watton airfield on return from a Blue Stocking night mission on 22 November 1944, but was ordered to another airfield due to bad weather conditions. Pilot Mac Leod informed the control tower that after making one pass he could see the runway. Flying out for a second pass, radio contact was lost over Merton. Flying very low, the Mosquito hit tree tops and crashed in a field between the villages of Merton and Thompson. Pilot 1st Lt Malcolm J. Mac Leod and Navigator Lt Milford B. Hopkins were both killed in the crash.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18140249 / O-865981
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32891039 / O-886133
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manufactured |
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK | 24 March 1944 | Hatfield Built, contract number 555/C.23(a), between 24-3-1944 and 31-12-1944. |
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Crashed |
between Thompson and Merton, Northeast of Thetford, United Kingdom | 22 November 1944 | Crash Landing due to Weather - RAF Watton - Lt Malcolm J Mac Leod (pilot) - killed, Lt Milford B Hopkins (nav.) - killed. 22.11.44 |
Revisions
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
NS630 research file
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com
Production list / mossie.org / http://aviation-safety.net / http://www.aviationarchaeology.com