ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281877
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MV??? |
| MSN: | VY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tangmere, Sussex |
| RAF Swannington, Norfolk |
Mosquito MV???/R: Took off at 20:23 hrs for High Low Bomber Support mission to Kamen /Emden. 03/03/1945
Landed in Tangmere at 23:59 hrs. When taking off from there for base crashed one to the starboard boost capsule failing. 04/03/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (134.915) Kenneth David VAUGHAN DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1423131) Robert Denison MacKINNON DFM (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
3.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 February 1944 | HK374 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | Emsworth, Hampshire. England | |
w/o |
| 22 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 1 January 1945 | MV543 | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.58 Melsbroek/Brussels, Vlaams-Brabant. |  |
min |
| 2 April 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2022 11:56 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 22-Aug-2022 12:11 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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