A Mosquito did crash at night but that was in the Zeals circuit area.
It’s given as a Norseman in ‘Somerset at War’ with a plausible account and the body count is higher than a Mossie crew…
Date could be wrong of course.

Does ‘Somerset at War’ include any names we could check to confirm date?

I think a lot of incidents are being confused here

According to the Times in a letter in the 1950’s a Mosquito hit the tower

Well on 10.7.44 Mosquito NFXIII HK500 of 410 Sqn, had an accident in which a Engine cut overshot landing at Zeals

Note the date!!!!!

Now this is the same date quoted for the incident at the Tower – I can’t find a Norseman incident on this date, but Mosquito is a ‘de Havilland’

I wonder if these 2 incidents have been confused – and the Norseman accident was another date?

One respected database offers PK623 on charge 608 Squadron prior to the accident on 11 June 1950.

This would have been practice for the RAF display set piece at Farnboro’ in July (?), where Mk XVI’s were painted in German markings to represent the enemy.

Mark

Mark
One respected database offers PK623 on charge 608 Squadron

Typo? – 608 Sqn is what I think is in The History

BTW According to Flight the ‘Spitfire 109’s were used in a re-enachment of the “Amiens Prison Raid” playing the bad guys against Mosquitos. The Spitfire 109s being flown by ” Nos. 5 and 17 Squadrons.”

I have just plugged a mouse into a laptop and crashed the machine

In this case it should be Danger USB 😀

Possibly Captured Belgium one?????

My Golden Nugget is

‘Canadian Military Aircraft: Serials And Photographs 1920-1968’ by John A. Griffin Published by Canadian War Museum, 1969

– Only 3000 Produced and like hens teeth…..

Reminds me of this

http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/paratrooperdummyhistorysite.html

Will she be at legends??