ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142257
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| Date: | Sunday 23 April 1944 |
| Time: | 01:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 107 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HX854 |
| MSN: | OM-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moundsmere Manor, Preston Candover, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lasham, Hampshire |
Mosquito HX854/X: Took off at 01:15 hrs for a Night Training flight. 23/04/1944
Contrary to normal practice, taxied out to the runway with landing lights on and took off with them still displayed at about 01:40 hrs. A few moments later spun in and crashed amongst trees at Moundsmere Manor, near Preston Candover, Hants. 4½ miles west of the airfield.
Crew:
P/O (NZ401348) Frank George Andrew McJENNETT (pilot) RNZAF - killed
F/O (137.156) Owen Edward Parry NEWCATER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 107 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1944 | NT151 | 107 Sqn RAF | 2 | Sur la Cne de Montgarout, 5km o Argentan. |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2012 05:50 | Nepa | Added |
| 06-Feb-2012 02:58 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:18 | Unites | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2015 04:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 05:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2022 19:53 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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