ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193833
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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KB487 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Gransden Longe, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Longe, Huntingdonshire. |
| RAF Gransden Longe |
Mosquito KB487/J: Took off at 16:41 hrs for bombing mission over Hanau. 17/12/1944
As they climbed to 15,000 feet close to the Kent coast at Margate, the main oil line to the port engine snapped. Pilot had to quickly shut down the engine to prevent the prop from seizing and returned to base, where, at 17:32hrs, he made a perfect landing on one engine, still with a full bomb load onboard!
Crew:
S/Ldr (40834) Basil Silva JONES DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
P/O (187.768) John Cranmer PICKFORD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 142 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2017 10:10 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Sep-2018 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Nov-2021 20:56 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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