ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144070
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| Date: | Sunday 30 January 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK503 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Colerne, Wiltshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
| RAF Colerne |
Mosquito HK503: Took off at 15:40 hrs for Night Flying test (NFT) and Cine Gun. 30/01/1944
During a night flying test, pilot F/Sgt Heath had a starboard engine cut whilst taking off from RAF Colerne. By using the valleys around RAF Colerne, he was able to get the aircraft under power control and land it safely on one engine at 16:00 hrs. For this action F/Sgt Heath received. a commendation from the A.O.C. for good airmanship which read as follows:-
"He has had several one engined landings and showed great presence of mind and quick thinking when the engine cut on take-off on January 30".
Crew:
F/Sgt (1576655) Frank HEATH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1393828) John Bernard COTTRILL (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.151squadron.org.uk/
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2012 00:58 | Nepa | Added |
| 28-Feb-2012 01:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Jul-2014 17:06 | R.Giggs | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Oct-2014 10:02 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2014 19:06 | Oezil | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2014 09:34 | Tailor | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2014 09:58 | Slizack | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2015 07:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2018 14:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 10:33 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Aug-2022 21:49 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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