Accident de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI NT201,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165490
 
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Date:Thursday 21 June 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic MOSQ model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI
Owner/operator:132 (C) OTU RAF
Registration: NT201
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF stn East Fortune, East Lothian, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF East Fortune, East Lothian
Destination airport:RAF East Fortune
Narrative:
Mosquito NT201: Took off for Training flight. 21/06/1945
Fairing came loose overshot landing and hit hut RAF East Fortune.
Starboard radiator fairing detached, aircraft overshot into a hut. DBR
Crew:
F/Lt (134.004) Noel RUSSELL DFC & bar (pilot instr.) RAFVR - killed
F/O (154.756) Hilton Adams SMITH (pilot u/t) RAF - killed

Sources:

1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_IOM_Scotland_and_NI.pdf
3.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?15177-Hilton-Adams-Smith-154756-21-06-1945

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Apr-2014 08:42 Nepa Added
21-Sep-2014 09:08 Repac Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
10-Sep-2015 20:16 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
30-Mar-2019 11:14 Nepa Updated [Narrative, Operator]
05-Dec-2021 12:08 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]
09-Oct-2022 21:32 Nepa Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator]

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