Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF895,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189172
 
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Date:Wednesday 2 May 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:404 (Buffalo) Sqn RCAF
Registration: RF895
MSN: EO-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire
Destination airport:RAF Banff
Narrative:
Mosquito RF895/R: Took off at 06:15 hrs for mission to Kattegat. 02/05/1945
Returned early due zo drop tank trouble. Landing at 08:07 hrs.
Crew:
F/O (J/27081) John Eric NELSON DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (J/94135) R.G. GRACIE (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 404 Sqdn RCAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2016 18:41 Nepa Added
15-Feb-2018 07:02 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
23-Oct-2019 16:24 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jun-2022 21:43 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]

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