ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152416
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| Date: | Monday 16 April 1945 |
| Time: | 15:06 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF496 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
| RAF Downham Market |
Mosquito PF496: Took off at 14:36 hrs for a NFT combined with single-engine landing practice. 16/04/1945
Approached the runway at 15:06 hrs but held off too high, stalled & crashed.
Undercarriage collapsed in heavy landing. No injuries.
Crew:
F/Lt (146418) John Frederick PICKARD (pilot) RAFVR - ok.(NCO:1316719 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 13 July, 1943)
P/O (191840) Frederick Charles Stephen SPINKS (nav.) RAFVR - ok.(NCO:1627611 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 03 April, 1945)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
3.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2013 08:29 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2013 17:46 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 11:19 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2014 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 17:48 | Lotos | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 10:08 | AlLah | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Oct-2019 14:21 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 18:06 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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