ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146554
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 1945 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV558 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Swannington |
Mosquito MV558: Takeoff for an air test. 05/01/1945
Port engine controls failed, undercarriage raised in order to stop in the base. The aircraft was a write-off
Crew:
F/Lt (75037) John LOMAS (pilot) RAFVR - OK (Commission Gazetted : Friday 20 October, 1939)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
3.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2012 03:14 | Nepa | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 16:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2014 11:18 | Erectus | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Location] |
| 28-Sep-2015 06:16 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2018 14:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2022 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 06:56 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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