Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI MM202,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215219
 
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Date:Monday 1 January 1945
Time:18:05
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:128 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM202
MSN: M5-V
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Wyton
Narrative:
Mosquito MM202/V: Took off at 16:36 hrs for bombing mission to Hannover. 01/01/1945
Returned early with petrol not transferring. Starboard engine vibration. Landing at 18:05 hrs. 
Crew: 
F/Lt (134.129) John William Gainer SMITH DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok 
Sgt (1815572) Clifford Cottam HILL (nav.) RAFVR - Ok 


Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt 
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=128
3.ORB 128 Sqdn RAF

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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 January 1945 MM202 128 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Wyton, Huntingdonshire, England. min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Sep-2018 14:11 Nepa Added [Operator]
22-Jun-2019 20:14 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
22-Jun-2019 22:04 Nepa Updated [Time, Operator]
06-Nov-2021 16:04 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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