Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX ML917,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178971
 
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Date:Friday 24 December 1943
Time:06:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX
Owner/operator:1409 Met Flt RAF
Registration: ML917
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Wyton, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Wyton
Narrative:
Mosquito ML917: Took off at 06:05 hrs for operation Pampa. 23/12/1943
Landing at 06:15 hrs. They returned 10 mins later for oxygen trouble.
Crew:
F/O (47348) John Maurice Winnington BRIGGS DFM (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (172.487) John Custance BAKER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://johncustancebaker.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/john-custance-bakers-flight-records
3.ORB 1409 Flt RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Aug-2015 13:04 Thomas Fuk Added
03-Feb-2019 20:21 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
06-Oct-2021 17:58 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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