ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165750
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| Date: | Friday 12 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF697 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn St.Thomas Mount, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. -
 India
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cholavarum |
| RAF St.Thomas Mount |
Mosquito RF697: Took off for return flight to base. 12/10/1945
Crashed during landing near RAF St.Thomas Mount. Pilot he died in Hospital in Madras as a result of 1st degree burns sustained in the accident complicated by gas gangrene and acute toxemia
Crew:
F/O (146.120) William Billy McCRACKEN (pilot) RAFVR - injured /died 23/10/1945
F/O (????) FUSSEL (nav.) RAF?? - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 45 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2014 08:31 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 16:28 | Oezil | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2022 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Sep-2022 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Operator] |
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