ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15763
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 68 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT357 |
| MSN: | WM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
| RAF Coltishall |
Mosquito NT357: Took off at 01:25hrs for Night patrol /anti-Gisela Scramble. 04/03/1945
Returned at 03:44hrs on one engine, then undercarriage would not come down. The plane made one circuit. Then lost height on single-engined overshoot and crashed at base.
Mossie NT357 crashed and burnt out in RAF Coltishall after overshoot at night.
Crew:
F/O (51962) Arthur John AUST (pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (165325) John Philip HALESTRAP (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.History 68 Squadron RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1944 | MM679 | 68 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 24 November 1944 | HK237 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 4 December 1944 | HK348 | 68 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - North Sea | |
w/o |
| 21 February 1945 | NT323 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | 0,5 mile of RAF stn Wittering, Northamptonshire, England | |
sub |
| 10 March 1945 | NT356 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
| 24 March 1945 | NT477 | 68 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2008 03:57 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Mar-2008 00:52 | JINX | Updated |
| 21-Jan-2010 00:14 | NePa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2011 00:26 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 06:09 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2014 15:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2015 08:43 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Oct-2019 17:57 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2021 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2023 22:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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