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| Date: | Saturday 7 November 1942 |
| Time: | 17:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4051 |
| MSN: | (c/n 98003) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Fairoaks, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Fairoaks, Surrey |
Mosquito W4051: Took off at 11:00hrs for PR mission to Toulon and Genoa. 07/11/1942
Returned early due to fuel problems. Force landed in RAF Fairoaks at 17:20 hrs.
Skidded sideways on the wet grass and collided with parked Blenheim K7118.Damage Cat.AC.
Crew:
P/O (124.329) Michael Annandale MORTIMER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (961545) Martin William PIKE (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2020 17:36 | Nepa | Added [Operator, ] |
| 02-Feb-2021 16:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 07-Oct-2021 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Dec-2021 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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