ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 104767
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| Date: | Friday 8 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito PR Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 654th (BR) Sqn USAAF |
| Registration: | NS538 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 miles south-east of RAF stn Newmarket, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Watton /AAF Sta.376 Norfolk |
Mosquito NS538: Took off for test flight. 08/09/1944
Killed due to Explosion.
Crew:
F/O (T.223168) Russell Calvin WHITMER (pilot) USAAF - killed
M/Sgt (US.34057859) Raymond Clyde "Ray" ARMSTRONG (nav.) USAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2011 05:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Oct-2011 04:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 10-Oct-2011 07:11 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2012 14:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2012 11:06 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Apr-2014 15:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2014 12:57 | Kraus | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2015 07:57 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2016 20:35 | Kraus | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2019 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2021 10:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2021 18:35 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 19:40 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 21-Nov-2021 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Sep-2023 20:53 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative, Operator]] |
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