Incident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII HK523,
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Date:Saturday 29 July 1944
Time:00:40
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:410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF
Registration: HK523
MSN: RA-G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Advanced Landing Ground A.15 Maupertus/Cherbourg, Manche department. -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Colerne, Wiltshire
Destination airport:ALG A.15 Maupertus
Narrative:
Mosquito HK523/G: Took off at 21:50 hrs for Night patrol Beachhead. 28/07/1944
Engine cut overshot landing at A.15 Maupertus. at 00:40 hrs. 29/07/1944
Crew:
F/O (J/16425) Frank CHAD (pilot) RCAF - Ok
F/Sgt (R/83003) W. GEORGES (nav.) RCAF - Ok

Sources:

1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 410 Sqdn RCAF

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 June 1944 HK523 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF 0 RAF stn Zeals, Wiltshire, England min
17 July 1944 HK523 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF 0 RAF stn Hurn, Dorset, England non

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2010 11:08 NePa Added
30-Jan-2012 08:39 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
03-Jul-2014 20:11 Route Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
14-Jan-2015 12:09 Repac Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
17-Aug-2015 08:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source]
25-Dec-2015 09:40 T.T.Taylor Updated [Narrative]
25-Dec-2015 09:41 T.T.Taylor Updated [Narrative]
25-Dec-2015 10:40 Jimi Updated [Cn]
04-Feb-2016 09:38 Next Updated [Location, Narrative]
08-May-2019 12:51 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
14-Apr-2021 21:42 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Operator]
02-Sep-2021 11:12 TB Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator]
17-Dec-2021 22:55 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]

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