ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178923
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 1944 |
| Time: | 03:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX855 |
| MSN: | EG-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Thorney Island, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| RAF Thorney Island |
Mosquito HX855/Q: Took off at 03:00 hrs for mission. 06/12/1944
Landed ten minutes after take off, collapsed undercarriage on landing.
Crew:
F/O (J/16368) Norman Frank SMITH (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/O (175.343) Leslie Albert KESSLER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 487 Sqn RNZAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 February 1944 | HX855 | 487 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Ford, West Sussex, England | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2015 08:17 | Thomas Fuk | Added |
| 13-Sep-2018 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Nov-2021 21:43 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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