Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS568,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139124
 
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Date:Monday 6 November 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Owner/operator:653th (WRX) Sqn USAAF
Registration: NS568
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles west of RAF stn North Pickenham, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Watton/AAF Sta.376
Destination airport:RAF North Pickenham, Norfolk
Narrative:
Mosquito NS568: Took off for a Night mission to Cologne. 06/11/1944.
Crash Landing upon returning from a night mission.
Crew:
1/Lt. (O-801992) Otto E. KAELLNER DFC (pilot) USAAF - killed
1/Lt. (O-865407) Edwin R. CERRUTI (nav.) USAAF - injured

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

2.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Nov1944O.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2011 06:22 Nepa Added
19-Feb-2012 14:22 Nepa Updated [Operator]
27-Mar-2014 09:51 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative]
15-Apr-2014 16:40 Nepa Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative]
27-Aug-2014 19:51 T.Taylor Updated [Departure airport, Narrative]
28-Aug-2014 08:59 Boile A. Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Mar-2015 19:31 AlLah Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport]
12-Jul-2015 12:04 Apen Updated [Narrative]
27-Aug-2015 17:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
07-Mar-2016 22:22 AlLah Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
27-Mar-2019 19:20 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
06-May-2019 13:33 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
28-Jan-2021 20:39 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
29-Oct-2021 21:19 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Nov-2021 18:50 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
05-Oct-2023 11:39 Nepa Updated [[Narrative, Operator]]
10-Oct-2023 18:59 Nepa Updated [[[Narrative, Operator]]]

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