ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72424
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| Date: | Thursday 12 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk 25 |
| Owner/operator: | 1 OADU RAF |
| Registration: | KB564 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field south-west of RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Portreath, Cornwall |
| Y.17 Istres (F) |
Mosquito KB564 (Overseas Aircraft Despatch UnIt): Took off for Ferry flight to RAF Cairo. 12/04/1945
Suffered in flight excessive oil temperature in the starboard engine and the pilot feathered the propeller. The aircraft overshot while landing on the port engine, and crashed in a field SW of RAF Portreath. 12/04/1945
Crew: ???? Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafdavidstowmoor.com/pages/crash_log/crashlog45.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Feb-2010 00:46 | NePa | Added |
| 29-Feb-2012 23:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2014 12:11 | DB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 19:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 19:08 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 13-May-2019 15:36 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 20:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2022 12:24 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Oct-2022 12:26 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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