ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165441
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 515 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NS992 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Little Snoring, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk |
Mosquito NS992: Collided with Mosquito RS608 on ground RAF Little Snoring. 05/03/1945
Cleared to taxy and line-up on RAF Little Snoring runway was struck at 20:35 hrs by a landing Mosquito RS608 from 23 Sqdn flown by F/O Cooke. No one was hurt. RS608 was repaired and eventually transferred to the French Air Force. An inspection of NS992 revaled very serious damage to the mainplanes and it was duly struck off charge. Meanwhile, the crew immediately transferred to a spare Mosquito and completed an uneventful sortie.
Crew:
W/O (1391314) William Arthur HALSTEAD (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (????) C.A. JONES (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 515 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2014 13:26 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Jul-2014 21:33 | Depak | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2014 14:26 | SIS07 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2014 13:36 | Repac | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 12:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2019 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2022 22:22 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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