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Date: | Friday 14 September 1945 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX |
Owner/operator: | 255 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | TA431 |
MSN: | YD-N |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | HMS Falcon /RNAS Hal Far. -
Malta
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RNAS Hal Far /HMS Falcon |
Destination airport: | RNAS Hal Far |
Narrative:Mosquito TA431/N: Took off (along with "Z") for training flight /practice interception. 14/09/1945
They return in one hour and 40 minutes. Mosquito (N) landed downwind at RAF Hal-Far, damaging starboard propeller, undercarriage and nacelle. Starboard engine shock loaded.
Crew:
F/Lt (128.893) Patrick KINNELL (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Lt (146.254) John KIRKMAN (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.255.org.uk/afterVEday.html
3.ORB 255 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Sep-2021 16:24 |
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Added [Operator] |
15-Apr-2022 18:00 |
Nepa |
Updated [Cn, Narrative, Operator] |
18-Apr-2022 22:34 |
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Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |