ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185187
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| Date: | Friday 1 June 1945 |
| Time: | 10:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF589 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF stn Mingaladon. Burma -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kinmagan, Monywa |
| RAF Mingaladon, Burma |
Mosquito RF589 (P) Took off at 03:31 hrs for mission. 01/06/1945
Four Mosquito's attacked targets at Natkyi, one was hit by flak and this crash-landed at Mingaladon. The Mosquito's right engine was hit by AA and they made it back to Mingalon, but the nose buried on crash landing and the plane flipped on its back. Pilot was killied instantly when he broke his neck on the bullet proof shield behind his seat. Navigator he suffered mutiple leg fractures and was airlifted to a base in India for treatment. Gangrene set in and both legs were amputated above the knee. 1.6.1945
SOC 19.6.1945
Crew:
F/Lt (86719) Alan JOHN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (1684282) Norman KEIGHLEY (nav.) RAFVR - badly hurt.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 110 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2016 13:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Sep-2022 18:51 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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