ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142156
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| Date: | Sunday 22 April 1945 |
| Time: | 09:35 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 8 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HR464 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1mile east of RAF stn Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire |
Mosquito HR464: Took off at 09:30 hrs for training flight. 22/04/1945
Broke up in air 1mile east of RAF Haverfordwest. It was seen breaking in half just after taking off, the tail section and fuselage falling separately and crashing at Arnolds Down Farm. The reason for the crash is thought to be lose of control due to extreme vibration.
Crew:
F/Sgt (1323284) Desmond Lawrence ROGERS (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Sgt (1457007) Edmund BRIERLEY (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/projects/crashsites2012-13.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2012 00:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-Feb-2012 02:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Apr-2013 23:23 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2014 09:28 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2014 15:40 | MiG21 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 21:12 | Mihul3 | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2015 21:21 | Dandy | Updated [Operator] |
| 24-Sep-2015 08:08 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 15:56 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Dec-2021 13:02 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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