ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164236
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 April 1945 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito T Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | RR291 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Little Tew, Oxfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Mosquito RR291: Took off at 16:35 hrs for carry out combined dual circuit and single engined overshoot exercises. 03/04/1945
Pilot was carrying out practice single-engine overshoot, attempted to re-start engine but failed.
The aircraft lost height, failed to gain height and bellylanded. Crashed in field at Little Tew, Oxon.
Crew:
F/Lt (106070) Harry Roden MOODY DFC (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1207435 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 14 October, 1941)
F/Lt (131572) Trevor Stanley MORGAN (pilot) RAFVR - injured (NCO:1332698 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 04 May, 1943)
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. http://www.chippingnortonbritishlegion.com/wartime-plane-crashes-around-chipping-norton.php
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2014 07:36 | Nepa | Added |
| 17-Sep-2014 20:36 | weeks | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 11-Feb-2015 18:05 | Faun | Updated [Total fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2015 08:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2017 22:32 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 19:25 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2021 22:29 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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