ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165444
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| Date: | Friday 12 January 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | NS996 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slieve Commedagh Mountains of Mourne, Down, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
| RAF Long Kesh |
Mosquito NS996: Took off for training flight. 12/01/1945
He flew into the Slieve Commedagh in the Mourne Mountains on a night in the clouds in Northern Ireland. Crashed and DBF. This training flight was the last on Faragher’s Navigator Trg Course. Records are not clear on the destination of the Mosquito but, having crossed the Irish Sea, it may have been bound for RAF Long Kesh. The flight, however, ended in tragedy when the Mosquito, in heavy cloud, crashed into the side of Slieve Commedagh in the Mourne Mountains, Co. Down. Were very adverse the weather conditions.
Crew:
F/Lt (132624) Robert MacKENZIE (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (165455) John Gordon FARAGHER (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 60 OTU RAF
3.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2014 14:40 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 12:02 | Anthony G. | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2014 12:41 | JEPA | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 18:16 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-May-2019 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 29-Jan-2020 20:40 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Nov-2021 23:37 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Nov-2023 22:31 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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