ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164523
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 April 1945 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 571 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RV355 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Mosquito RV355: Took off at 20:26 hrs for mission to Berlin. 11/04/1945
Started the takeoff but the port engine boost capsule failed and the Mosquito veered sharply off
off the runway. losing its undercarriage and crashing into a gun post.
Crew:
S/Ldr (62681) David COLBY (pilot) RAF - OK (NCO:964958 Commission Gazetted : Friday 18 April, 1941)
P/O (191290) Pierre Ernest Charles Laurent RICHARD (nav.) RAFVR - Ok (NCO:1321555 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 27 March, 1945)
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF
4.Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2014 15:13 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Apr-2014 12:52 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2014 18:00 | R.Giggs | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Sep-2015 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2019 15:33 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2021 23:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 17:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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