ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166181
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| Date: | Monday 27 August 1945 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM200 |
| MSN: | XD-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Valley, Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey |
Mosquito MM200/E: Took off at 15:20 hrs. for a Training flight /cross country exercise. 27/08/1945
While changing fuel tanks an air lock caused an engine to fail. Overshot landing on one engine RAF Valley.
Crew:
F/Lt (155.015) Thomas FINLAY DFM (pilot) RAFVR: Ok. (NCO:1216230 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 September, 1943)
???? (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2014 15:56 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 18:12 | Gerrard | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2015 19:58 | Anthony COX | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2015 20:02 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2015 16:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2016 16:54 | Charlie Harper | Updated [Cn] |
| 19-Jun-2019 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 20:30 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 25-Aug-2021 11:07 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2021 17:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 17:19 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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