Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II HK???,
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Date:Tuesday 22 February 1944
Time:01:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II
Owner/operator:85 Sqn RAF
Registration: HK???
MSN: VY-Z
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: None
Location:RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:RAF West Malling
Narrative:
Mosquito HK???/Z: Took off at 23:55 hrs for GCI Sandwich patrol. 21/02/1944
Returned early for A.I. failure. Landing at 01:15 hrs. 22/02/1944
Crew:
F/O (131.148) Christopher Kent NOWELL (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (????) F. RANDALL (nav.) RAFVR?? - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
4 December 1944 MV??? 85 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England min
2 May 1945 NT??? 85 Sqn RAF 0 RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Aug-2022 13:16 Nepa Added [Operator]
26-Aug-2022 17:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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