Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI MM345,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139131
 
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Date:Friday 8 September 1944
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:653th (WR) Sqn USAAF
Registration: MM345
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Watton /AAF Sta.376, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF ????
Destination airport:RAF Watton/AAF Sta.376
Narrative:
Mosquito MM345: Landing accident in RAF Watton/AAF Sta.376. 08/09/1944
Crew:
1/Lt. (O-659811) Robert C. GRIMES (pilot) USAAF - Ok
2/Lt. (O-874312 ) Clarence W. JODAR (nav.) USAAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/AARmonthly/Oct1944O.htm
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Oct-2011 06:56 Nepa Added
19-Feb-2012 14:21 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
26-Aug-2014 20:10 DG333 Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
16-Sep-2014 05:09 Fort Knox Updated [Location, Destination airport]
10-Mar-2015 19:28 QQ3 Updated [Operator]
29-Aug-2015 18:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
03-Jan-2016 21:22 Jimi Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative]
08-Mar-2016 21:18 DG333 Updated [Narrative]
18-Feb-2019 16:16 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
28-Jan-2021 20:35 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
29-Oct-2021 19:15 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
29-Oct-2021 22:33 Nepa Updated [Date, Operator]
23-Dec-2023 19:35 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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