Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MT485,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 265648
 
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Date:Sunday 10 December 1944
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MT485
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. -   Belgium
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:B.51 Lille/Vendeville (F)
Destination airport:B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels (B)
Narrative:
Mosquito MT485: Took off at 18:05 hrs for patrol.10/12/1944
Crash landings at B.58 Melsbroek Belgium to heavy due icing condilions.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/10802) Benjamin Erwin "Ben" PLUMER DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Sgt (R/????) A. McLEOD (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jul-2021 10:08 Nepa Added [Operator]
20-Jul-2021 10:12 Anon. Updated [Narrative, Operator]
12-Sep-2021 22:29 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
12-Dec-2021 21:43 Nepa Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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