ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154729
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| Date: | Thursday 7 June 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VT625 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF stn Benson, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
| RAF Benson | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mosquito VT625: Took off for training flight /a practice asymmetric landing. 07/06/1951
On approach to RAF Benson, at an altitude of approximately 150 feet, while conducting a practice asymmetric landing (with one engine shut down) the Mosquito rolled to port, and struck the ground partially inverted.
The plane was heavily damaged and written off
Crew:
S/Ldr (41440) Archibald Duncan McLAREN (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (4033985) David Neville JONES (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 58 Sqdn RAF
3.https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8439733
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66463508/archibald-duncan-mclaren
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2013 07:39 | Nepa | Added |
| 29-Jul-2014 14:06 | Paco | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:06 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 24-Jul-2015 20:49 | Jixn | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2017 00:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Aug-2018 15:30 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 17-Nov-2018 06:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2019 20:35 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 28-Jan-2021 21:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2021 11:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:43 | Next | Updated [Time, Source, Operator] |
| 05-Jul-2021 09:44 | Next | Updated [Operator] |
| 27-Sep-2021 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Jul-2022 12:33 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Operator] |
| 10-Aug-2023 10:56 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Operator]] |
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