Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MM759,
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Date:Wednesday 23 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:151 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM759
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Predannack, Cornwall
Destination airport:RAF Predannack
Narrative:
Mosquito MM759: Took off for Air test flight. 23/05/1945
Swung on landing from air test and undercarriage collapsed at RAF Predannack.
Crew:
W/Cdr (72979) William Reginald Lancelot BEAUMONT DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (144.629) Ralph Leslie ANDREWS DFC (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 151 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Feb-2012 04:06 Nepa Added
21-Jul-2014 17:29 Gerrard Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
31-Oct-2014 18:07 ABBA Updated [Total fatalities]
17-Sep-2015 18:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
17-Sep-2015 18:49 Thomas Fuk Updated [Source, Narrative]
07-Sep-2018 14:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]
16-Sep-2021 17:48 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Dec-2021 22:13 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
08-May-2022 18:51 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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