ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73108
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HK512 |
| MSN: | KP-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sailly-les-Lannoy, 6 ½ km south-east ALG B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville (Fr.) |
Mosquito HK512/A: Took off for a Training flight. 12/12/1944
The plane was abandoned after an engine fire, the faulty engine was on the starboard unit. The fire unable to extinguish and the navigator escaped. The aircraft rolled to port and the pilot unable to jump, intil too late. The aircraft went out of control in descent trapping pilot. The pilot apparently kicked control column.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/20366) Harry Sinclair ELLIS (pilot) RCAF - killed
W/O (R/154053) William D. KING (nav.) RCAF - baled out /Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 409 Sqdn RCAF
3.CWGC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1945 | MM502 | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.108 Rheine /Bentlage. |  |
min |
| 2 May 1945 | MM502 | 409 (Nighthawk) Sqn RCAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.108 Rheine /Bentlage. | |
min |
Images:
Own research - happy to share
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2010 01:14 | NePa | Added |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:54 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 15-May-2014 16:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2014 15:10 | Route | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2014 14:15 | INV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 22:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2016 15:20 | Next | Updated [Location] |
| 05-Jun-2016 14:49 | pietrzak | Updated [Cn, Source, Photo, ] |
| 06-May-2019 14:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-Dec-2021 22:57 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 19-Nov-2023 12:25 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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