Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX ML917,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178970
 
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Date:Saturday 11 December 1943
Time:16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX
Owner/operator:1409 Met Flt RAF
Registration: ML917
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Feltwell, Norfolk
Narrative:
Mosquito ML917: Took off at 16:15 hrs for flying to RAF Feltwell. 11/12/1943
Landing at 16:30 hrs. on had difficulty locking undercarriage down.
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ404942) Valentine Stuart MOORE DFC DFM (pilot) RNZAF: Ok
F/O (47348) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS DFM (pilot) RAF: Ok

Sources:

1.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/john-custance-bakers-flight-records/
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 1409 Flt RAF
4.Global Losses Database (Henk Welting) Database
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2015 12:55 Thomas Fuk Added
01-May-2016 20:12 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative]
03-Feb-2019 20:46 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
06-Oct-2021 17:20 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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