ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72906
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XVII |
| Owner/operator: | 219 (Mysore) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK320 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wittering, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex |
| RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito HK320: The mishap pilot was flying to RAF Wittering to interview with the FIU. 30/07/1944
Had an engine failure during on take off, but pilot landed safely.
At the end of the landing he ran into Oxford V3791 of AFDU which had landed just ahead of it at RAF Wittering.
Crew:
F/Lt (107.239) Peter Greville Kaye WILLIAMSON DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (63933) Frederick Ernest FORREST (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
The 219 Sqn ORB entry indicates that this mishap occurred on 30 Jul 44, as does the FM 78. The ORB lists the pilot as F/O O.P. Faraday. Admittedly the Mosquito Production List (Source #1) still shows 20/7/44.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 219 Sqdn RAF
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2010 10:58 | NePa | Added |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 14:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 07:12 | Mysore | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2014 07:13 | MiG21 | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 21-Aug-2015 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2019 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jan-2022 21:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2022 10:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Sep-2023 08:56 | grapeshot418 | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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