ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146165
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:29 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | LR570 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Warboys, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Warboys |
Mosquito LR570: Took off at 13:54 hrs to practice overshooting landing. 05/09/1944
On one attempt the Mosquito swung to port and lost both speed and height. The crew forced-landed at 14:29 hrs near the stations WAAF Site. Swung on overshoot lost height and crashlanded RAF Warboys.
Crew:
F/Lt (106655) Edgar William Fitzgerald WALL (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1375492 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 02 December, 1941)
S/Ldr (81065) Robert Clifford ALABASTER DSO DFC (pilot) RAF - injured (NCO:747803 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 16 July, 1940)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafwarboys.co.uk/1655mtu.htm
3.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2012 09:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Dec-2012 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 13:01 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 11:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 13:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jul-2022 21:53 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Jul-2022 08:32 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2022 09:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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