ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191295
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM309 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito MM309: Took off for training flight. 22/03/1944
Pilot lost control of his aircraft on take-off. After swinging uncontrollably in both directions the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft was badly damaged, being repaired by Martin Hearn Ltd before returning to the squadron. The crew were uninjured.
Crew:
F/O (72053) Michael Peregrine FELLOWES (pilot) RAF – Ok
Sgt (????) J. HOWAT (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 4 Sqdn RAF
'Where the Lysanders were ….' (the story of Sawbridgeworth's airfields) Paul A Doyle, pub by Forward Airfield Research Publishing 1995 ISBN 09525 624 05
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2016 16:33 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Apr-2020 11:57 | paddy | Updated [Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2022 07:36 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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