ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188661
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 February 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | DZ256 |
| MSN: | RA-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Millom, Cumbria, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Acklington, Northumberland |
| RAF Millom, Cumbria |
Mosquito DZ256/V: Took off at 13:45 hrs to RAF Millom for the purpose of investigating accident to Beaufighter V8551. 17/02/1943
Owing to poor visibility pilot S/Ldr Baker found himself unable to bring his Mosquito to a standstill on the runway and in attempting to swing off at the end of the runway he struck a small sand dune which caused the port leg to collapse. Damage Cat.B. Neither the pilot nor his observer were injured.
Crew:
S/Ldr (J/6807) Anthony BAKER DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (J/15757) Andrew Haliday ROSE (obs.) RCAF - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.fusilier.co.uk/acklington_northumberland/raf_acklington__ww2_record_book_1939_1945.html
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
3.ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 June 1944 | MM501 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England | |
min |
| 5 July 1944 | MM501 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Hurn, Dorset, England | |
min |
| 6 July 1944 | MM501 | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF | 0 | RAF stn Zeals, Wiltshire, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2016 13:53 | Nepa | Added |
| 19-Nov-2017 20:05 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2018 17:19 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Dec-2021 15:32 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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