ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143929
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| Date: | Thursday 9 November 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 811 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | LR359 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Arbroath, Duddon Estuary to the Irish Sea -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | HMS Condor / RNAS Arbroath |
Mosquito LR359: Took off for test flight. 09/11/1944
Dived into Duddon Estuary near RNAS Arbroath. The aircraft was being one navalised for trials.
Crew:
Lt.(A) Allen Charles POWELL MiD (pilot) FAA RN - killed
???? (nav.) FAA RN - ??
A search of the CWGC register suggests that Powell was flying solo.
Mosquito LR359 - First twin-engined carrier landing HMS Indefatigable. 25/03/1944
Test Pilot Lt.Cdr Eric Melrose 'Winkle' BROWN used LR359 for trials to assess the suitability of the Mosquito for carrier operation. This included the first twin-engined carrier landing, carried out on HMS Indefatigable on 25 March 1944.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1003-Intro.htm#WW2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2012 07:23 | Nepa | Added |
| 30-May-2014 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 12:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2018 17:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2018 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2021 11:02 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 11-Nov-2023 13:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2024 11:41 | Antonio | Updated [Narrative] |
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