ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159723
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| Date: | Sunday 11 March 1945 |
| Time: | 18:52 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF450 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Graveley, Huntingdonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Graveley |
Mosquito PF450 - Took off at 18:28 hrs for bombing mission over Berlin. 11/03/1945
Soon after takeoff, the aircraft lost power on one engine and it headed back towards the airfield.. The approach was made at 18:52 hrs, but the aircraft overshot the runway, crashed into a hedge and caught fire. The Pilot died of his injuries and the Navigator was injured in the crash.
A report into the accident stated: “The starboard engine failed approx 10 minutes after takeoff. On attempting a single engine landing, the Pilot approached too fast with no flaps and ran off the runway, crashed through a hedge and came to rest in flames at the south west end of the runway. The Pilot made an error of judgement by cutting his approach too short, coming in to land too fast and failing to put his flaps down. A Secondary error of judgement was by not aligning himself correctly on the runway.”
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.413460) Alexander William WAUGH (pilot) RAAF - Killed
F/O (Aus.3834) Leo Richard CORRIGAN (nav.) RAAF - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3.ORB 692 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2013 08:53 | JINX | Added |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants] |
| 12-May-2014 19:18 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2014 16:56 | Shout | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2014 15:45 | Repac | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2015 09:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2018 14:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-May-2019 19:05 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2021 20:49 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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