ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140013
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| Date: | Friday 21 January 1944 |
| Time: | 15:06 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | ML917 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Lowestoft, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito ML917: Took off at 11:10 hrs for a met reconnaissance flight /operation Pampa. 21/01/1944
When the plane taking in Den Helder and Arnhem before entering the Ruhr. while flying some 32 km SSW of paderborn, the CSU on the port engine failed and the engine commenced over-speeding. attempts tofeather the propellor were unsuccessful and the vibration was such that the spinner came off, damaging the blades. The crew decided to return. Subsequently the Mosquito became near uncontrollable in flight and was abandoned at 15:06 hrs off Lowestoft, Suffolk. The plane lost height and ditched in sea.
Both crew were rescued 15 minutes later, swimming towards the shore, by two RN vessels.
Crew:
P/O (159490) Herbert James IZATT (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1272142) Alfred William BAINES (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1409 Flt RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2011 08:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 10-Dec-2011 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2014 08:36 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 08:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2014 16:46 | Cliford | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 07:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 14:34 | INV | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2019 21:35 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2020 14:31 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 18:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Aug-2023 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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