ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141387
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 April 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD754 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Church Fenton, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Church Fenton |
Mosquito DD754: Took off for Night Flying Test (NFT). 28/04/1943.
While in the air the aircraft was about to fly into a bank of cloud so the pilot made a tight turn to avoid it, during the turn the crew heard a bang. A short time later the observer saw that there was a hole in the starboard tailplane and that the speed was much lower than would normally be expected. In checking the undercarriage it was realised that the starboard undercarriage would not lock down nor would properly retract so the obs. was instructed to bale out and the pilot then made a one wheeled landing at RAF Church Fenton. When the speed fell off the starboard wing dropped onto the runway and it came to rest with damage. 28/04/1943
Crew:
Sgt (1383093) John Richard BROCKBANK (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (1586096) David McCAUSLAND (obs.) RAFVR - bale out Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/
3.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
4.prot. W.1523
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jan-2012 15:18 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 03:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 08-Jun-2014 16:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2014 17:33 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2014 06:06 | Tu160 Blackjack | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-Oct-2014 06:08 | Tu144 | Updated [Location] |
| 29-Aug-2015 14:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Nov-2015 21:00 | Tu160 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2017 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:20 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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