ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15831
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1944 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 51 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | W4088 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mynydd Mawr near Cwm Brychan, Snowdonia, Northern Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
Mosquito W4088: They took off on the second training flight on this day. 01/11/1944
Navigational error occurred during the flight. Route planned gave ample safety margin of high ground but it appears pilot turned east before correct time and crashed. He flew to Mynydd Mawr (Elephant Mountain) near Cwm Brychan, Snowdonia, North Wales.
Crew:
Capt. (????) Jean De Goujon de THUISY (fr.pilot) FAFL - killed
P/O (138.217) Joseph Alfred Georges Henri MARCHAL (belg.nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 51 OTU RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2008 23:02 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2008 19:09 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2009 12:39 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2011 09:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2014 10:27 | MiG17 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2014 07:57 | MiG17 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2014 12:58 | Scout | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2015 07:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2016 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2019 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 09:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 23:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
| 06-May-2022 18:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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