ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73092
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| Date: | Friday 6 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HK503 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground A.89 Le Culot, Walloon Brabant. -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | A.89 Le Culot (B) |
| A.89 Le Culot |
Mosquito HK503: Took off for Night Flying Test. 06/10/1944
They returned early in the evening with a damaged engine. Were coming in for a single-engine landing when their undercarriage not locked collapsed. The Mosquito HK503 finished the run on its belly, much to the grief of the already overworked maintenance crews. Lost power and bellylanded A.89 Le Culot.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/15864) Gordon SPROULE (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (172.800 ) Francis George WILKINSON DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?2428-Mosquito-HK-503
3.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2010 12:15 | NePa | Added |
| 21-Dec-2011 11:46 | nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 03-Aug-2013 12:11 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2014 14:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 03-Jun-2014 21:30 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 22:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 15:23 | Next | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2016 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2019 17:23 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Dec-2021 22:57 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2022 11:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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