ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71669
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 618 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | DZ545 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skitten, Caithness |
| RAf Peterhead, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito DZ545: Took off for no operation (training) flight. 28/08/1943
Struck weather vane after breakaway during an unauthorised low flying attack at Peterhead aerodrome.
Tried a emergency landing after hurting a weather vane but crashed into flamme.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1386787) Keith Harry Newton ELLIS (pilot) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (1166491) Ronald William DONALD (nav.) RAFVR - injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 618 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2010 02:40 | NePa | Added |
| 05-Jul-2011 13:22 | ThW | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2014 12:13 | J.Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 17:46 | J.Paco | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2014 16:08 | Holschtein | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2015 19:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 05-Jun-2016 15:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2017 16:32 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Apr-2017 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 18-Apr-2017 16:33 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 08-Mar-2019 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2022 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Aug-2022 11:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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