Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NS884,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268018
 
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1944
Time:
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:21 Sqn RAF
Registration: NS884
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Advanced Landing Ground B.17 Carpiquet, Normandy. -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire
Destination airport:B.17 Carpiquet
Narrative:
Mosquito NS884: Took off at 23:40 hrs for night Intruder mission. 30/08/1944
Engine damaged by flak. Forced landing at 01:55 hrs B.17 Carpiquet. 31/08/1944
Crew:
F/O (O.????) R.M. SEAGE (pilot) USAAF - Ok
F/Sgt (1478682) Arnold HALLIDAY (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 21 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Sep-2021 11:35 Nepa Added [Operator]
08-Nov-2021 18:48 Nepa Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2021 11:02 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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