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Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
Owner/operator: | 618 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | DZ577 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | RAF stn Turnberry, Ayrshire, Scotland. -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | RAF Turnberry, Ayrshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Turnberry |
Narrative:Mosquito DZ577: Tookoff for Air Test flight. 21/06/1944
During a tight roll, the starboard undercarriage log was flung against the stop. The emergency system was used, but on landing the starboard wing dropped and the propellor and wing tips caungt the ground.
Crew:
S/Ldr (39648) Anthony Franklyn BINKS DFC (pilot) RAF - Ok
W/O (995850) Albert UMBERS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.bcar.org.uk/1944.html
3.ORB 618 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Feb-2022 18:53 |
Nepa |
Added [Operator] |