ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165711
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 143 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PZ418 |
| MSN: | NE-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Sumburgh, Shetland Islands -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
| RAF Sumburgh, Shetland Islands |
Mosquito PZ418/P: Took off for Anti shipping strike. 05/12/1944
After returning from the strike, the pilot overshot landing in RAF Sumburg and hit a wall.
The Mosquito was a tricky aircraft to land on one engine. The pilot had the choice of coming in at normal landing speed, in which case he had to get it right first go. Or come in with enough speed to go around again if necessary.
The aircraft was returning from a anti-shipping strike with one engine out. Landing at RAF Sumburgh with the port engine feathered, and on a difficult right-hand circuit due to a hill, he came in fast onto runway 33, but could not stop before the end. The Mossie ran off the end of the runway and into a wall.
Crew:
F/O (175574) Robert GILCHRIST (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (175565) William Percy KNIGHT (nav.) RAFVR - Cuts and shock
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://archive.li/zLMvm
3.ORB 143 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2014 08:01 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 13:51 | Next | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2014 11:38 | Holschtein | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 18:08 | Oezil 007 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2015 13:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 28-Nov-2015 11:18 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 10-Sep-2021 10:06 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2023 13:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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