ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198372
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 23 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ229 |
| MSN: | YP-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
Mosquito DZ229/C: Takeoff at 07:20 hrs for a ferry flight to Gibraltar and Malta. 23/12/1942
During take off swung and damaged the undercarriage.
Crew:
F/O (111.699) Stanley J. CORNFORTH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/O (116.965) Morris DAVIES (obs) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 23 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 June 1943 | HJ678 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Luqa |  |
min |
| 8 July 1943 | HJ678 | 23 Sqn RAF | 2 | Missing - Mediterranean Sea |  |
w/o |
| 16 January 1945 | RS507 | 23 Sqn RAF | 1 | Beckedorf, Südheide, Niedersachsen. |  |
w/o |
| 25 May 1948 | RK974 | 23 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2017 16:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Sep-2021 10:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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