ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181124
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 36 OTU RCAF |
| Registration: | KB168 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | St.John, near RCAF stn Greenwood, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Greenwood, NS |
| RCAF Greenwood |
Mosquito KB168: Took off for a Training flight /sector recco. 11/12/1943
Whilst flying straight and level a loud explosion was heard in rear of fuselage. Control column was wrenched from pilots hands and aircraft vibrated. Pilot brought aircraft to base and incident on landing no brake pressure. Cause apparent explosion of air storgage cylinder due to bursting cf air bottle nr RCAF Greenwood.
Crew:
F/O (138448) Herbert Edwin MILLER (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
Sgt (1684354) Wilfred HOOPER (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c5938/2270?r=0&s=5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2015 13:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 13-Nov-2015 21:35 | Route | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 20:47 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Apr-2019 13:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 05-Oct-2021 17:04 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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