ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70567
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1944 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HP909 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Portreath, Cornwell, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF Portreath |
Mosquito HP909: Took off for Training flight /affiliation exercise with Spitfire fighters. 17/04/1944
Lost power and stalled on approach to base. It stalled after the engines overheated and the hydraulics failed.
Crew:
P/O (160651) Keith NORRIE (pilot) RAFVR - shaken
F/Sgt (1282463) Allan Fraser Thomson WHITE (nav.) RAFVR – femur fracture and shock
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2009 04:22 | NePa | Added |
| 24-Feb-2012 12:50 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2014 13:46 | Next | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 07:35 | Anthony G. | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Aug-2015 07:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2016 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2019 19:33 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Jul-2022 11:18 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Sep-2023 11:23 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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