ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165159
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| Date: | Monday 27 November 1944 |
| Time: | 23:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | ML930 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Wyton |
Mosquito ML930: Took off for a Met. mission. 27/11/1944
Swung on landing in RAF Wyton and undercarriage collapsed on return from sortie. Crashed at 23:05 hrs.
Neuss 3 runs, H+60, H +88, no bombs carried – on return a/c did not respond to controls properly at low speeds on approach, and after several attempts a landing was made and crashed.
No damage or hurt to crew. Baker observes: “this does not create a precedent for this type of landing! “
Crew:
F/Lt (47348 ) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS DFC DFM (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (172487) John Custance BAKER DFC (nav.) RAF - Ok
Sources:
1.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2014 08:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-May-2014 07:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2014 09:18 | Pepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2015 18:52 | Fuxs | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2019 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 21:28 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Jun-2022 11:57 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Aug-2022 06:57 | Rob Davis | Updated [Narrative] |
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