ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167820
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| Date: | Sunday 30 July 1944 |
| Time: | 03:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 1409 Met Flt RAF |
| Registration: | ML934 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Exeter, Devon, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Exeter, Devon |
Mosquito ML934: On leaving the Cherbourg peninsular, the port engine cylinder head temperatures became very high. The engine although throttled back, caught fire. It was at once feathered and the fire subsided.
A landing was made in RAF Exeter at 03:45 hrs where a glycol leak was found to be the cause. 30/07/1944
Crew:
F/Lt (47348) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS DFM (pilot) RAF - Ok
Sgt (1294883) John Custance BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2014 09:58 | Apen | Added |
| 16-Aug-2015 14:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 13:59 | AlLah | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-May-2019 10:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-Oct-2021 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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