Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI HR540,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142086
 
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Date:Thursday 5 July 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:110 (Hyderabad) Sqn RAF
Registration: HR540
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Kinmagan, Burma -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Kinmagan, Burma
Destination airport:RAF Kinmagan
Narrative:
Mosquito HR540/B: Took off for a Test flight. 05/07/1945
Engine stalled on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF Kinmagan. DBF
Crew:
F/Lt (133432) Eric William BLACKBURN (pilot) RAFVR – Ok
LAC (1864627) David Howard GARROD (mech.) RAFVR - Ok
Crew:
F/Lt (133432) Eric William BLACKBURN (pilot) RAFVR – Ok
LAC (1864627) ???? GARRON (mech.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 110 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Jan-2012 12:27 Nepa Added
29-Apr-2014 08:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
12-Oct-2014 18:56 INV Updated [Location]
04-Sep-2015 08:52 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
05-Sep-2018 12:32 Nepa Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
12-Mar-2019 16:44 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator]
06-Sep-2022 11:28 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Jan-2024 17:58 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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