Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I W4059,
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Date:Tuesday 23 September 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk I
Owner/operator:1 PRU RAF
Registration: W4059
MSN: (c/n 98010)
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Test
Departure airport:RAF Benson, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:RAF Benson
Narrative:
Mosquito W4059/N: Took off from RAF Benson for test flight. 23/09/1941
Damaged while landing but repairs were completed by December 1941.
Crew:
S/Ldr (36108) Rupert Francis Henry CLERKE (pilot) RAF - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 November 1943 W4059 8 (C) OTU RAF 0 RAF stn Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Dec-2021 11:47 Nepa Added [Operator]
26-Jul-2022 08:55 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator]
10-Nov-2023 09:27 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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