Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS557,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169343
 
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Date:Sunday 6 August 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:8th (WR) Sqn USAAF
Registration: NS557
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Langford Lodge /AAF Sta.597, Northern Ireland. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Langford Lodge /AAF Sta.597
Narrative:
Mosquito NS557: Landing accident in RAF Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland. 06/08/1944.
Crew:
2/Lt. (O-685057) James E. MATUSKA (pilot) USAAF - Ok
??? (nav.) USAAF - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Aviation Archaeology http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2014 14:44 MUDr. Roup Added
29-Aug-2014 15:13 Oezil Updated [Date, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
06-Mar-2015 06:44 Mihul3 Updated [Operator]
25-Mar-2015 14:53 Unitex Updated [Location]
23-Aug-2015 06:55 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
09-Jan-2016 15:37 Froome Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
08-Mar-2016 21:47 Oezil Updated [Narrative]
29-Jan-2021 11:56 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Operator]
29-Oct-2021 18:08 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
31-Oct-2021 10:23 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
14-Dec-2021 21:18 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
01-Oct-2023 07:32 Nepa Updated [[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]]
04-Oct-2023 21:43 Nepa Updated [[[Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]]]

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