ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198374
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 25 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD756 |
| MSN: | PS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Custom, Yorkshire, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Church Fenton, North Yorkshire |
| RAF Custom, Yorkshire, |
18-December-1942
The morning brought a thick fog which cleared just enough for two aircraft A.Flight to take off for NFT.
Mosquito DD756: Took off for Night Flying Test (NFT) 18/12/1942
Aircraft had trouble with hydraulic system and only succeeded in lowering his undercarriage on the emergency system. Rather than risk making a bad approach and being unable to raise the undercarriage again he was vectored to RAF Custom where he found better weather conditions land landed.
Mosquito DD756 was slight damaged and was left there for repair.
Crew:
S/Ldr (90157) William Fleming CARNABY (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (125.946) James Hector Lennox KEMP (obs) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 25 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
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| 5 May 1943 | W4080 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. | |
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| 1 September 1943 | HX834 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Woensdrecht airfield, 6 miles south of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant. |  |
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| 13 April 1945 | MM572 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Houthem near Ypres |  |
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| 19 April 1945 | HK502 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2017 16:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Sep-2021 17:00 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jul-2022 17:38 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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