Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 NT272,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48815
 
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Date:Monday 16 April 1945
Time:
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:488 (NZ) Sqn RAF
Registration: NT272
MSN: ME-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant. -   Netherlands
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:B.77 Gilze-Rijen (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito NT272: The port engine failed on take-off for an air test & overshot into filled bomb crater.16/04/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (NZ40645) Raymond George JEFFS (pilot) RNZAF - Ok
F/Lt (135.428) Arthur Norman CROOKES DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 488 Sqn RAF
3. https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
10-Nov-2009 07:44 NePa Updated
13-Feb-2010 23:30 angels one five Updated [Operator, Narrative]
18-Feb-2010 12:49 NePa Updated [Operator]
06-May-2010 23:13 angels one five Updated [Operator]
07-Aug-2010 08:35 Nepa Updated [Operator]
17-Apr-2014 18:42 Nepa Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Jun-2014 13:52 Next Updated [Narrative]
27-Jun-2014 13:52 Next Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative]
27-Jun-2014 13:54 Next Updated [Location, Departure airport]
12-Aug-2014 15:58 T.Taylor Updated [Date, Departure airport, Narrative]
18-Jan-2015 19:38 T.Taylor Updated [Narrative]
23-Sep-2015 20:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
30-Oct-2015 18:42 King T. Updated [Narrative]
04-Feb-2016 08:42 N Updated [Location]
18-Mar-2019 20:22 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
07-Apr-2020 14:43 TigerTimon Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
22-Nov-2020 17:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator]
16-Apr-2021 10:03 Nepa Updated [Time, Location, Source, Operator]
12-Nov-2021 15:06 Nepa Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
14-Nov-2021 21:43 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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