ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73108
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| Date: | 12-DEC-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 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sailly-les-Lannoy, 6 ½ km south-east ALG B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord. -
 France
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville (F) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito HK512/A: Abandoned after engine fire a training flight . The faulty engine was the starboard unit. Unable to extinguish, navigator baled out, aircraft rolled to port, pilot unable to jump intil too late. aircraft out of control in descent trapping pilot. Pilot apparently kicked control column.12/12/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (J/20366) Harry Sinclair ELLIS (pilot) RCAF - killed
W/O (R/154053) William D. KING (nav.) RCAF - ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://aircrewremembered.com/ellis-harry-sinclair.html
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] |
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