ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165904
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 February 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ407 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Faucescourt near ALG B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre, Picardy region. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre (F) |
Mosquito PZ407: Took off for a Night flying test (NFT). 27/02/1945
Engine cut after take-off crashlanded Faucescourt. F/Lt. McNeil had a single engine failure on take-off doing an NFT. He landed the aircraft straight ahead undercarriage retracted. Both he and his navigator were unhurt.
Crew:
F/Lt (60105) Duncan Craig McNEIL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - OK
F/O (154.543) Gordon Dennis LEECH (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 21 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-May-2014 08:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 07-Jan-2015 06:19 | Victor III | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2015 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 11:29 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Oct-2015 17:17 | Lotos | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 08:17 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Apr-2019 16:28 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2021 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Operator] |
| 19-Jun-2022 19:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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