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| Date: | Saturday 28 November 1942 |
| Time: | 17:01 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD741 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
Mosquito DD741: Took off at 17:00 hrs for GCI patrol. 28/11/1942
Crashed on take-off from RAF Hunsdon. Engine lost on take off and aircraft hit on the lorry. The driver died.
Crew:
S/Ldr (39518) Wilfrith Peter GREEN DFC (pilot) RAF - OK
F/Sgt (1385010) Arthur Reginald GRIMSTONE DFM (obs) RAFVR - OK
+
AC1 (1671926) Ronald Ernest HOWSE (driver) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2009 11:23 | NePa | Added |
| 07-Jan-2010 09:58 | NePa | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Feb-2012 14:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jun-2014 11:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 22-Jul-2015 11:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Apr-2016 15:04 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jan-2022 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 19-Aug-2022 09:48 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 26-Aug-2022 08:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator, ] |
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