ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176887
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| Date: | Friday 20 October 1944 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 239 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ372 |
| MSN: | HB-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Raynham, Norfolk |
| RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito PZ372/B: Took off for Night Flying Test. 20/11/1944
On coming into land from an NFT was initially unable to get one wheel down. Both wheels were finally lowered but the dashboard lights showed one red and one green. He landed safely swinging slightly off the runway at the end of his run at 11:05 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (89088) Ronald Vincent Dale SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (????) H.F.M. CABOLET (belg.nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 239 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 11 March 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 24 March 1944 | HJ709 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing |  |
w/o |
| 26 March 1944 | DZ265 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
| 16 September 1944 | PZ226 | 239 Sqn RAF | 2 | Raguth, Wittendörp, Mecklenburg. | |
w/o |
| 31 October 1944 | PZ372 | 239 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Raynham, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2015 04:57 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 14-Jun-2015 17:31 | Lixon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2021 16:11 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2022 22:31 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Operator] |
| 23-May-2022 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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