ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164256
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1945 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 540 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS512 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Biarritz-Anglet Airfield, Basses-Pyrénées 64. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | A.58 Coulommiers (Fr.) |
| Biarritz/Anglet airfield |
Mosquito RS512/K: Took off at 17:20 hrs for courier flight.29/08/1945
Hit cow on landing and undercarriage leg collapsed Biarritz at 19:10 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (138.686) Hubert Charles Sydney POWELL DFC (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (136.522) Alfred HUMBERSTON (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 540 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 13:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Oct-2014 15:34 | Quentin | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2015 19:25 | Oezil | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2015 06:19 | Quentin | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 12:41 | Nepa | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Sep-2015 12:42 | Ing Edcker | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2018 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Aug-2021 17:30 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Oct-2021 21:34 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Jun-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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