Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX ML903,
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Date:Monday 20 December 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX
Owner/operator:1409 Met Flt RAF
Registration: ML903
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn Kenley, London, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Kenley, London
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Mosquito ML903: Tookoff for Day Training flight. 20/12/1943
Swung on take-off and undercarriage leg collapsed RAF Kenley.
Crew:-
F/Lt (NZ/404924) Valentine Stuart MOORE DSO, DFM (pilot) RNZAF - Ok (Commission Gazetted : Friday 11 June, 1943)
W/O (54606) Victor Julian Cope MILES (nav.) RAF - Ok (Officer:541427 Commission Gazetted : Monday 15 May, 1944)

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 1409 Flt RAF
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Sep-2022 11:51 Nepa Added [Operator]
18-May-2023 08:43 Rob Davis Updated [[Operator]]
05-Aug-2023 14:12 Nepa Updated [[[Operator]]]
20-Nov-2023 12:29 Rob Davis Updated [Source]

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