Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM447,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228000
 
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1944
Time:22:35
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn RAF
Registration: MM447
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Advanced Landing Ground A.8 Picauville, Normandy. -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:A.8 Picauville, Normandy
Destination airport:A.8 Picauville
Narrative:
Mosquito MM447: Took off at 22:20 hrs for Night Patrol and Bullseye. 31/08/1944
Premature return for reason W/T u / s. Landing at 22:35 hrs.
Crew:
F/Lt (127.813) John Robert CROSS (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
W/O (????) H. SMITH (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 604 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Aug-2019 18:03 Nepa Added [Operator]
01-Feb-2022 21:15 Nepa Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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