Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI RF838,
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Date:Friday 4 May 1945
Time:16:59
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: RF838
MSN: EO-A
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 RF838/A : Took off at 13:10 hrs. for mission to Denmark. 04/05/1945
Returned early due zo drop tank trouble. Landing at 16:59 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (J/12639) James Ronald HUGHES DFC & bar (pilot) RCAF - Ok
P/O (191.082) William Albert WADE (nav.) RAFVR - 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 19:34 Nepa Added
15-Feb-2018 07:09 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]
23-Oct-2019 16:18 Nepa Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator]
04-Jun-2022 21:45 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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