Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MT474,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165119
 
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Date:Friday 29 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:25 Sqn RAF
Registration: MT474
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Saffron Walden, Essex, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Castle Camps, Essex
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito MT474: Took off for Training flight /Local Formation flying. 29/06/1945
After a few minutes they returned for reasons lost power engine.
Bellylanded in field near Saffron Walden Essex. Damaged Cat.E.
Crew:
P/O (195.717) Richard Bernard Leslie HARPER (pilot) RAF – slightly injured
F/Sgt (1581445) Robert Edward JEFFERIES (nav.) RAFVR – injured

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Mar-2014 14:14 Nepa Added
30-Aug-2014 15:14 Koumes Updated [Location, Narrative]
11-Aug-2015 19:11 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative]
15-Sep-2018 21:46 Nepa Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator]
13-May-2019 16:37 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
13-May-2019 16:37 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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