ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198375
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| Date: | Friday 18 December 1942 |
| Time: | 15:58 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DD605 |
| MSN: | PS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Colerne, Wiltshire |
| RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
Mosquito DD605: Took off at 13:55 hrs for Bay of Biscay patrol. 18/12/1942
Overshot and crashed on a single engined landing at RAF Portreath at 15:58 hrs.
Crew:
S/Ldr (36219) Michael Hugh CONSTABLE - MAXWELL (pilot) RAF - Ok
F/O (115.714) John Alan QUINTON (obs.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 May 1943 | W4080 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. | |
w/o |
| 1 September 1943 | HX834 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Woensdrecht airfield, 6 miles south of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 13 April 1945 | MM572 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Houthem near Ypres |  |
w/o |
| 19 April 1945 | HK502 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2017 16:12 | Nepa | Added |
| 12-Nov-2021 18:40 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Aug-2022 11:13 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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