Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI PF523,
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Date:Wednesday 1 August 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI
Owner/operator:139 (Jamaica) Sqn RAF
Registration: PF523
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Wittering, Cambridgeshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:RAF Wittering
Narrative:
Mosquito PF523: Took off for a Training flight. 01/08/1945
Returned early due to engine u/s. Forced landed - successfully.
Crew:
F/Lt (148176) Victor Henry NEW DFM (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
???? (nav.) ??? - Ok

Sources:

Sources: 
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2.ORB 139 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Sep-2018 10:16 Nepa Added [Operator]
29-Sep-2021 17:48 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
10-Jan-2024 20:57 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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