Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MM727,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181710
 
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Date:Sunday 10 September 1944
Time:05:10
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: MM727
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.17 Carpiquet /Caen, Normandy. -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Winkleigh, Devon
Destination airport:B.17 Carpiquet/Caen
Narrative:
Mosquito MM727: Took off at 02:35 hrs for Defensive patrol. 10/09/1944
Abandoned on airfield B.17 when to port engine trouble at 05:10 hrs.
Crew: 
P/O (J/87419) Elmer Adrian OSWALD (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Sgt (R/225529) Kenneth Bradley HICKS (nav.) RCAF – Ok

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Nov-2015 10:56 Nepa Added
25-Nov-2015 11:15 Thomas Fuk Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Location, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
04-Feb-2016 07:29 Next Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
11-May-2019 14:23 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
11-Nov-2019 18:39 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
29-May-2022 19:10 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
01-Jun-2022 18:37 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]
08-Jan-2024 23:02 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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