Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI PZ259,
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Date:Wednesday 29 November 1944
Time:23:45
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:464 Sqn RAAF
Registration: PZ259
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Thorney Island, Hampshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire
Destination airport:RAF Thorney Island
Narrative:
Mosquito PZ259: Took off at 22:00 hrs. for night mission. 29/11/1944
Returned early for electrical failures. Landing at 23:45 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (Aus.427949) Douglas Ross RUTTER (pilot) RAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (Aus.429676) Aubrey Arthur TAYLOR (nav.) RAAF - Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 464 Sqn RAAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2016 10:57 Nepa Added
24-Nov-2021 22:32 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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