ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165097
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| Date: | Friday 13 April 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MM572 |
| MSN: | PS-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Houthem near Ypres -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | B.51 Lille/Vendeville, Nord (Fr.) |
Mosquito MM572: Took off for a Test flight /Night Flying Test (NFT). 13/04/1945 .
Dived into ground on NFT out of cloud Houthe near Ypres. The plane was normally flying when it suddenly exploded midair. The plane crashed in a field (between Rue d'Hollebeke and Rue de Wijtschaete while a complete wing fell in a three rue d'Hollebeke more tha half a mile from the fuselage.
Crew:
F/Sgt (532444) George Arthur LEEK (pilot) RAF - killed
Sgt (1043338) Noel WILLOWS (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 264 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 December 1942 | DD756 | 25 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Custom, Yorkshire, England. |  |
min |
| 18 December 1942 | DD605 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Portreath, Cornwall, England. | |
min |
| 5 May 1943 | W4080 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. | |
w/o |
| 1 September 1943 | HX834 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 2 | Woensdrecht airfield, 6 miles south of Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant. |  |
w/o |
| 19 April 1945 | HK502 | 264 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 0 | Advanced Landing Ground B.77 Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2014 21:19 | Nepa | Added |
| 22-Aug-2015 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2016 21:51 | Next | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-May-2019 15:42 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Sep-2021 22:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-May-2022 07:38 | Pannecouque | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Aug-2022 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Dec-2023 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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