ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70817
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| Date: | Sunday 8 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD690 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ½ mile north of RAF stn Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leuchars, Fife |
| RAF Leuchars |
Mosquito DD690: Took off for a Training flight. 08/08/1943
Was on the landing approach to RAF Leuchars but then got a red light from the tower due to a Anson plane was cleared to land before them. This they probably was not aware as they ignored the signal. The faster Mosquito very soon catched the slower Anson and its undercarriage hit the fuselage of the Anson. Then both plane plunged fatal down.
The plane collided with Anson N5105 (1510 Flt RAF) plane during approach to RAF Leuchars. 08/08/1943. (already have as casualties on Anson: F/O (126.149) RODGERS (RAFVR) and F/O (Aus.415373) SHAPCOTT (RAAF)
Crew:
Kpt.Ltn. (N.1260) Håkon OFFERDAL (pilot) RNoAF - killed
Kvm. (N.1277) Andreas PAULSEN (obs) RNoAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://web.archive.org/web/20080619212943/
3.http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info:80/lists/raf1b.htm
4.ORB 333 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 06:45 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Jan-2010 09:58 | NePa | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2010 08:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2011 11:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Feb-2012 13:16 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Mar-2012 03:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2014 11:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2014 12:18 | Heil | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2015 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2019 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2019 14:51 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2021 21:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2022 17:43 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jul-2022 20:37 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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