Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MM739,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181665
 
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Date:Friday 2 March 1945
Time:19:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MM739
MSN: HU-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Manston, Kent, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:RAF Manston
Narrative:
Mosquito MM739: Took off at 19:10 hrs for intruder mission. 02/03/1945
Abandoned over base when Gee become u/s. Landing at 19:35 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/87419) Elmer Adrian OSWALD (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (J/93442) Kenneth Bradley HICKS (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 406 Sqdn RCAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
3 March 1945 NT447 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF 0 RAF stn Manston, Kent, England. min
5 March 1945 NT447 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF 0 RAF stn Manston, Kent, England. min
7 March 1945 NT418 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF 2 IJsselmeer w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Nov-2015 17:40 Nepa Added
19-Oct-2019 10:39 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
22-Feb-2022 23:28 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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