ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142228
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 December 1944 |
| Time: | 10:27 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HX816 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
| RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito HX816: Took off for training flight. 12/12/1944
The aircraft had been having some difficulty with one of its engines.
The pilot was endeavouring to land at a nearby airfield. Spun into ground on during single-engined approach to landing at RAF Wittering aproaching dropped a wing and nose dived into the ground at 10:27 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.417067) Norman Grantley GEORGE (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/O (Aus.434625) Leonard John DRAHEIM (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2012 07:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Feb-2012 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 16:24 | wilbur | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Sep-2015 07:12 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 17:32 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 12:55 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2022 22:04 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Mar-2022 22:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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