Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI MM272,
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Date:Thursday 6 July 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI
Owner/operator:544 Sqn RAF
Registration: MM272
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:RAF Coltishall, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Narrative:
Mosquito MM272: He took off on the ferry flight after engine repair. 06/07/1944
Tyre burst on landing swung and undercarriage collapsed to RAF Benson.
Crew:
F/Lt (66576) Harry John QUICK (pilot) RAFVR - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 544 Sqn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jun-2015 12:36 Thomas Fuk Added
17-Aug-2015 11:04 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type]
03-Jan-2016 16:55 T.T.Taylor Updated [Narrative]
31-Mar-2019 17:03 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
03-Oct-2021 22:30 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
19-Feb-2022 19:05 Nepa Updated [Total occupants, Nature, Narrative, Operator]
19-Feb-2022 19:09 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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