Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF389,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200403
 
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Date:Wednesday 27 September 1944
Time:20:52
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: PF389
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Oakington
Narrative:
27. September 1944
571 Squadron (11 Mossie) Target Kassal. Eleven sorties attacked dropping their cookies on well positioned markers.
Mosquito PF389: Took off at 19:20 hrs for mission over Kassal. 27/09/1944
Returned early with a pilot sick for oxygen failure. Landing Ok at 20:52 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (148.573) Leslie Leonard FLETCHER DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (NZ411385) Kenneth Henry Wilson DIXON DFC (nav.) RNZAF - 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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Oct-2017 14:39 Nepa Added
31-Aug-2018 16:58 Nepa Updated [Date, Narrative, Operator]
25-Oct-2021 19:07 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Mar-2022 21:51 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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