ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143757
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 13 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | LR267 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles east of Berkhamsted, Buckinghamshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finmere, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito LR267: Took off for training flight. 26/09/1944
The plane dived into ground in from 1500 feet near Field Farm (WL 080 417), 2miles E of Berkhamsted Bucks. (Due to suspected structural failure)
Crew:
P/O (135097) Ernest Arthur SMITH (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (153484) William Jack Evans DENNIS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 13 OTU RAF
Images:
A family portrait of Ernest Smith
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2012 06:28 | Nepa | Added |
| 08-May-2012 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-May-2012 13:39 | Anon. | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 14-May-2012 13:43 | Anon. | Updated [[[Narrative]]] |
| 17-Sep-2014 20:16 | Shout | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 29-Aug-2015 13:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:51 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 22:51 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Oct-2023 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
| 19-Dec-2023 08:10 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
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