ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159746
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 August 1945 |
| Time: | 11:08 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 163 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF517 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito PF517: Took off at 10:05 hrs for a Training flight. 01.08.1945
Training formation flying 163 Sqn from Wyton returned to base in cross wind.
Mosquito PF517 swung violently to starboard landing at Wyton aerodrome. Swung sharply to right on landing and suffered undercarriage leg collapse at 11:08 hrs.
Crew:
W/O (1602951) Peter Donald CRISP (pilot) RAFVR: Ok
F/Sgt (1803001) Morris POTTISMAN (nav.) RAFVR : Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3.ORB 163 Sqdn RAF
4.London Gazette
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 18:52 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 07-Jun-2014 20:21 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Sep-2015 11:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 26-Oct-2019 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Aug-2021 20:17 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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