Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX TA397,
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Date:Tuesday 12 December 1944
Time:17:50
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIX
Owner/operator:157 Sqn RAF
Registration: TA397
MSN: RS-R
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn Swannington, 9.5 miles NW of Norwich, Norfolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Swannington, Norfolk
Destination airport:RAF Swannington
Narrative:
Mosquito TA397/R: Took off at 17:35 hrs for Hight Intruder mission. 12/12/1944
Returned early owing to Radar u/s. Landing at 17:50 hrs.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1323194) John Arthur LEIGH (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (1621055) Leonard Reginald Johnstone LUCAS (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.abcc.org.ar/memorial
3.ORB 157 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
29 September 1944 MM646 157 Sqn RAF 2 Boerdijk road, Nieuwlande, Drenthe w/o

Revision history:

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24-Jul-2022 22:51 Nepa Added [Operator]

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