Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF406,
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Date:Saturday 23 December 1944
Time:20:02
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: PF406
MSN: M5-W
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 PF406/W: Took off at 16:00 hrs for mission to Limburg. 23/12/1944 
Crashed landing on return at 20:02hrs.
Crew: 
P/O (NZ413136) Alan Robert SPEIRS DFC (pilot) RNZAF - Ok 
F/Sgt (Aus.434404) Herbert Rae CHILVERS (nav.) RAAF - Ok 

Sources:

1.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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Sep-2018 15:27 Nepa Added [Operator]
13-Sep-2018 18:34 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
17-Sep-2018 08:57 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
05-Nov-2021 21:49 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
07-Nov-2021 16:47 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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