ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165073
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
| Owner/operator: | 157 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | TA446 |
| MSN: | RS-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Shipdham /AAF Sta.115, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
| RAF Shipdham /AAF Sta.115 |
Mosquito TA446/Q: Took off for engine test flight. 17/01/1945
Near by base its left engine caught fire and began to burn into the wing.
Engine lost power and bellylanded with wheels retracted on grass at RAF Shipdham.
Crew:
F/O (186122) John Boynton GALE (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (174913) Gordon Thornton LANG (nav.) RAFVR - OK (NCO:1521649 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 30 May, 1944)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.swannington-norfolk.co.uk/index-page6.html
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 1944 | MM639 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England. | |
w/o |
| 21 December 1944 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Hartford Bridge, Hampshire, England | |
non |
| 2 January 1945 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 16 January 1945 | TA446 | 157 Sqn RAF | 0 | Fritzlar, Schwalm-Eder district, Northern Hessen. |  |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 12:44 | Nepa | Added |
| 18-Sep-2014 09:21 | Rata | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Oct-2014 19:18 | INV | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2015 07:05 | Rata | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 02-Jul-2015 09:05 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2015 17:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2015 17:48 | Rata | Updated [Cn] |
| 07-Apr-2016 07:42 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2020 19:34 | Investig | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2021 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 12-Oct-2021 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Jul-2022 11:50 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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