ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163432
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| Date: | Sunday 9 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| Owner/operator: | 544 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RG197 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Debden, North Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Debden, Essex |
Mosquito RG197: Took off for PR. training mission over Germany and the Netherlands. 09/09/1945
Returned early due to severe engine vibration. While landing downwind in RAF Debden the aircraft overshot the runway. The plane undercarriage collapsed due to a slight swing and heavy braking. Aircraft caught fire.
Crew:
F/Lt (125.541) Stuart Munro MACKAY (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (164.783) Harold ASHWORTH (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 544 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2014 16:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:34 | BlB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2015 17:38 | AlLah | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2019 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2021 21:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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