ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208476
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| Date: | Monday 5 March 1945 |
| Time: | 04:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM493 |
| MSN: | PS-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Advanced Landing Ground B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord (Fr.) |
| B.51 Lille/Vendeville |
Mosquito MM493/T: Took off at 01:40 hrs for Night defensive patrol. 05/03/1945
At 04:15 hrs, after a mission F/Lt BARKER landed with single engine propeller feathered, and caught runway light. Pilot overshot runway misunderstood and continued to roll on when he had reached end of runway. Soft muddy ground 15 yards beyong runway caused nose tip.
Crew:
F/Lt (106177) Noel Rochfort Guyse BARKER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (129976) Leonard SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 1945 | MM493 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 1 | Ath, Hainaut, Wallonia |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2018 06:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Nov-2021 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2022 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2022 18:39 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2023 19:15 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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