Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI NS651,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139043
 
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Date:Monday 5 March 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Owner/operator:654th (BR) Sqn USAAF
Registration: NS651
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Watton /AAF Sta.376, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito NS651/F: Take off accident. 05/03/1945
Undercarriage collapsed during take off
Crew:
1st.Lt. (O-420380) James C. EVANS (pilot) USAAF - Ok
???? Daniel R SPAIGHT (nav.) USAAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Mar1945O.htm

2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2011 08:26 Nepa Added
19-Feb-2012 14:50 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Phase]
22-Feb-2012 00:41 Nepa Updated [Operator]
27-Aug-2014 20:51 Mysore Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 06:19 Faun Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative]
03-Apr-2015 12:58 AlLah Updated [Registration]
18-Sep-2015 17:55 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
19-Dec-2015 20:02 Angel dick one five Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Mar-2016 23:39 Doyle Updated [Narrative]
09-Mar-2016 20:13 AlLah Updated [Narrative]
20-Oct-2019 07:55 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]
29-Jan-2021 10:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
30-Oct-2021 10:50 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
02-Oct-2023 18:18 Nepa Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]]
08-Oct-2023 10:04 Nepa Updated [[[Source, Narrative, Operator]]]

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