ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152434
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1945 |
| Time: | 01:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI |
| Owner/operator: | 608 (County of York North Riding) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PF502 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Downham Market, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Downham Market, Norfolk |
| RAF Downham Market |
Mosquito PF502: Took off at 22:40 hrs for night training flight /cross country exercise. 07/06/1945
The aircraft on return swerved to starboard and crashed with high speed into building at RAF Downham Market at 01:14hrs
Crew:
W/O (1385470) John Charles PORTWAY (pilot) RAFVR - killed.
Sgt (1588197) Edward Scoot STEPHEN (nav.) RAFVR - killed.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 608 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2013 03:59 | Nepa | Added |
| 31-Aug-2013 17:54 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2013 11:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2014 20:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 19:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 31-Aug-2015 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Feb-2016 10:18 | AlLah | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Mar-2019 17:01 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 17:46 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2022 17:48 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2024 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
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