Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ819,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184376
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 August 1943
Time:14:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:456 Sqn RAAF
Registration: HJ819
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
Destination airport:RAF Colerne
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ819: Took off at 13:50 hrs for Instep patrol. 25/08/1943
F/O PRATT did not set course owing U/S trouble. Landing at 14:00 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (Aus.266160) Ronald George PRATT (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/O (Aus.414280) Steward Disney Paull SMITH (obs.) RAAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 456 Sqn RAAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-Feb-2016 10:55 Nepa Added
03-Apr-2019 21:00 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
17-Nov-2021 21:16 Nepa Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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