ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70778
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| Date: | Sunday 29 March 1942 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 FPP ATA |
| Registration: | DD621 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan |
Mosquito DD621: Took off for an delivery flight to 32 MU. 29/03/1942
After take off engine cut and the pilot decided to return to RAF Hatfield. The aircraft when approaching to land at the base the port airscrew feathered itself. The aircraft crashed short of the aerodrome boundary, the pilot having been compelled to attempt a landing in a small field near the airport perimeter. DBF. Never entered RAF service.
Crew:
F/O (M.0318) Francis FRANCIS (pilot) ATA - head injuries
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.ATA crash.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 00:33 | NePa | Added |
| 20-Mar-2011 14:20 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2012 02:02 | Nepa | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2014 16:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2014 08:05 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2014 11:43 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2015 08:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Nov-2015 12:11 | Thomas Fuk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2015 17:12 | Jimi | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2015 12:23 | Iwosh | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 05-Apr-2016 16:55 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2018 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Feb-2020 10:42 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2022 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2024 10:53 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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