Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII HK405,
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Date:Saturday 8 April 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII
Owner/operator:96 Sqn RAF
Registration: HK405
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England. -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF West Malling, Kent
Destination airport:RAF West Malling
Narrative:
Mosquito HK405: Took off for training flight /Dusk Landing. 08/04/1944
Swung on landing and undercarriage collapsed RAF West Malling.
Crew:
F/Sgt (????) ROSSON (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
F/Sgt (????) PIGGOTT (nav.) RAFVR - Ok

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 96 Sqdn RAF

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Feb-2010 11:58 NePa Added
09-Feb-2012 14:29 Nepa Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2014 16:13 Route Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
09-Aug-2015 07:19 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative]
01-Jun-2016 19:28 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Mar-2019 20:47 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
22-Sep-2021 16:02 Nepa Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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