ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142318
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 1672 MCU RAF |
| Registration: | HX945 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Yelahanka, Bengalúru, Karnátaka, British India -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Yelahanka, Bengalúru |
| RAF Yelahanka |
Mosquito HX945: Took off for training flight /the pilot's first solo flight on the Mosquito. 11/10/1944
Pilot crashed on landing. Mossie was being flown by W/O G.R.T. "Bob" Willis, with his regular navigator "Tommy" Thompson, on their first flight in a Mosquito. The starboard engine failed on takeoff and the propellor could not be feathered, however Willis was able to raise the wheels and flaps and make a wide circuit. He landed with the wheels down, however the brakes were inoperable and the Mosquito ran off the end of the runway and hit vehicle. A local man's arm was severed in the collision with the vehicle.
Crew:
W/O (1430437) George Robert Thomas “Bob” WILLIS (pilot 47Sqn) RAFVR - Ok
W/O ???? "Tommy" THOMPSON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 47 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2012 02:07 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Sep-2014 12:51 | Oezil | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 14:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2018 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 22-May-2019 18:12 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2023 23:04 | Nepa | Updated [[Other fatalities, Location, Operator]] |
| 02-Nov-2023 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [[[Other fatalities, Location, Operator]]] |
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