Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII HK257,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72854
 
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Date:Monday 11 December 1944
Time:20:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII
Owner/operator:125 (Newfoundland) Sqn RAF
Registration: HK257
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Castle Camps, Essex
Destination airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Narrative:
Mosquito HK257: Took off at 20:50 hrs for Scramble. 11/12/1944
Developed starboard engine trouble and returnet to base on one engine.
Overshot landing runway at RAF Coltishall. Crashed in field at 22:25 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (136.849) Eric HARDING (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1394742) Michael James O'BRIEN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 125 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Feb-2010 10:27 NePa Added
17-Jan-2012 05:34 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
12-Jun-2014 13:01 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
27-Jan-2015 12:45 QQ3 Updated [Source, Narrative]
04-Sep-2015 21:14 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
09-Jun-2019 19:46 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
22-Sep-2021 14:49 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
20-Apr-2022 16:02 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]
21-Apr-2022 10:07 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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