ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151170
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| Date: | Thursday 23 November 1944 |
| Time: | 15:48 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX |
| Owner/operator: | 1655 MTU RAF |
| Registration: | KB232 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Turnbury Farm, Shirdley Hill near Birkdale, Lancashire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Mosquito KB232: Took off for training flight /High-level navigation exercise climbing to 25,000 ft. 23/11/1944
During the flight the starboard engine cut and the aircraft lost height. Crashed in forced landing at 15:48 hrs on Turnbury Farm, Shirdley Hill near Birkdale, Lancashire.
Crew:
W/O (1334045) Norman Henry PRIOR (pilot) RAFVR - Ok
???? (nav.) ??? - Ok
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafwarboys.co.uk/1655mtu.htm
3.ORB 1655 MTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Dec-2012 12:43 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-Sep-2014 07:17 | Trace | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 08-Sep-2015 21:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2016 14:12 | PePa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 15:13 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 16-Oct-2021 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Nov-2023 12:27 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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