Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 MM751,
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Date:Wednesday 21 March 1945
Time:05:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30
Owner/operator:406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF
Registration: MM751
MSN: HU-S
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Manston, Kent, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Destination airport:RAF Manston
Narrative:
Mosquito MM751/S: Took off at 01:30 hrs for Night intruder mission. 21/03/195
Returned early to base, A.I. u/s. Landing at 05:00 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/87765) Walter Gordon KIRKWOOD DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
W/O (R/152802) Colin Neil MATHESON DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
ORB 406 Sqdn RCAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 March 1945 MM751 406 (Lynx) Sqn RCAF 0 RAF stn Manston, Kent, England. non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Dec-2015 14:41 Nepa Added
09-Oct-2019 19:08 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator]
31-May-2022 21:26 Nepa Updated [Damage, Narrative, Operator]

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