ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73725
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| Date: | Thursday 22 March 1945 |
| Time: | 16:38 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 333 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF827 |
| MSN: | KK-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ordens farm, 1mile SW of RAF stn Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RF872/K: Took off for a Test flight. 22/03/1945
The pilot had engine problems during the flight. Propeller reversed pitch during unfeathering aircraft lost height and crashlanded 1mile SW of Banff at 16:38 hrs.
Crew:
Lt. (N.1218) Rolf LEITHE (pilot) RNoAF : killed
Fnr. (N.12045) Nils SKJELANGER (nav.) RNoAF : injured
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://toonloon.bizland.com/ppap/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/W.W.2-Incidents.pdf
3.ORB 333 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2010 12:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 26-Apr-2014 13:23 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Jun-2014 14:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2014 08:38 | R.Giggs | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 08:17 | Wilbur | Updated [Time, Location, Source] |
| 23-Sep-2015 06:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2015 13:00 | Angel dick one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 18:47 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 06-May-2019 15:23 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 12:29 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Feb-2022 12:32 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2022 22:10 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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