Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MM788,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182463
 
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Date:Sunday 17 December 1944
Time:05:45
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:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MM788
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.51 Lille/Vendeville (F)
Destination airport:B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B)
Narrative:
Mosquito MM744: Took off at 02:45 hrs for night patrol. 17/12/1945
Landing in B.58 Brussels for engine trouble at 05:45 hrs.
Crew: 
F/Lt (J/21124) Walter Gilbert DINSDALE DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok 
F/O (J/85003) John Edward DUNN DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Dec-2015 14:54 Nepa Added
08-May-2019 15:57 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
03-Nov-2020 12:41 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, Operator]
04-Apr-2021 11:21 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Operator]
21-Oct-2021 23:21 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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