Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MT485,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182509
 
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Date:Tuesday 26 December 1944
Time:00:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MT485
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord. -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.51 Lille/Vendeville (F)
Destination airport:B.51 Lille/Vendeville
Narrative:
Mosquito MT485: Took off at 22:15 hrs for mission. 25/12/1944
Return to base owing bent weapon at 00:30 hrs. 26/12/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (J/????) G.R. "Gordy" LEASK (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (J/16647) Jack Watford ROFF (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Dec-2015 08:38 Nepa Added
22-Dec-2015 14:08 INV Updated [Narrative]
08-May-2019 15:29 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
05-Nov-2021 22:26 Nepa Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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