Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI MM120,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164538
 
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Date:Sunday 16 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:571 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM120
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Oakington
Narrative:
Mosquito MM120: Took off for Night Flying Test. 16/07/1944
Undercarriage collapsed on landing from NFT test in RAF Oakington.
Crew:
F/O (170214) Richard Wortley MCLERNON DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok (Commission Gazetted : Friday 23 June, 1944)
P/O (168631) Stanley DEACON DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Mar-2014 08:34 Nepa Added
29-Jul-2014 16:52 MiG23 Updated [Location, Narrative]
21-Aug-2015 09:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
11-Sep-2015 19:27 Nora2000 Updated [Narrative]
10-May-2019 05:22 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
25-Oct-2021 09:32 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Mar-2022 20:08 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
30-Jul-2022 11:46 Rob Davis Updated [Narrative]
05-Aug-2022 06:41 Rob Davis Updated [Source, Narrative]

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