ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159695
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| Date: | Saturday 18 November 1944 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF399 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito PF399: Took off at 20:30 hrs for mission over Hanover. 18/11/1944
Swung on take-off, skidded on wet runway & undercarriage collapsed, being DBR.
Crew:
F/O (NZ41647) John Hetrick HIGGINS DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/O (163032) William Leslie GREEN DFC (nav.) RAFVR - OK (NCO:1602959 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 28 March, 1944)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3. ORB 571 Sqn RAF
4. CWGC
5. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2013 19:19 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 09:08 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 06-Mar-2014 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Jul-2014 14:38 | Zoom | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 19:36 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Oct-2021 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Aug-2022 13:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2023 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Nov-2023 08:26 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source] |
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