Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HJ826,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 185975
 
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Date:Friday 27 August 1943
Time:22:10
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:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: HJ826
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Digby, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Digby, Lincolnshire
Narrative:
Mosquito HJ826: Took off for Night training flight. 27/08/1943
Undercarriage damaged during landing at 22:10 hrs.
Crew:
1/Lt. (O.885992) Archibald Allan HARRINGTON (pilot) USAAF - injured
Sgt (1583810) Dennis George TONGUE (obs.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1943-incident-logs.php
3.ORB 410 Sqn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Mar-2016 05:46 Nepa Added
03-Apr-2019 21:06 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
21-Nov-2021 19:28 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
22-Dec-2021 21:32 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
29-Jul-2022 11:20 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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