Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI PF387,
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Date:Thursday 28 September 1944
Time:20:05
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:571 Sqn RAF
Registration: PF387
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Oakington
Narrative:
28-Sept-1944 
571 Squadron (11 Mosquitoes) Target Brunswick. Eleven sorties attacked dropping their cookies on well positioned markers.
Mosquito PF387: Took off at 18:45 hrs for mission over Brunswick. 28/09/1944
Returned early with a fuel leak. Landing at 20:05 hrs. 
Crew:
F/Lt (J/7337) Clarence Christopher W. MARGERISON DFC (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Lt (J/10883) Robert John CLARK DFC (nav.) RCAF - Ok


Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.156squadron.com/display_newpff_roll.asp?ID=571
3.ORB 571 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2018 17:18 Nepa Added [Operator]
01-Sep-2018 04:09 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
26-Oct-2021 17:15 Nepa Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator]
27-Oct-2021 21:18 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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