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Date: | Sunday 10 December 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
Owner/operator: | 2 GSU RAF |
Registration: | PZ291 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Stanford Battle Area, Norfolk, England. -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mosquito PZ291: Took off for training flight /Exercise 'Peashooter' army co-operation exercise. 10/12/1944
Hit ground during dummy attack on army co-operation exercise in Stanford Battle Area, Norfolk.
Low flying practice attack on column of tanks, flew too low and hit ground.
Crew:
W/Cdr (33202) Eric TENNANT DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
F/Lt (117864) John Noel BIGNOLD (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?5052-33202-W-C-Eric-Tennant-DFC
Revision history:
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02-May-2014 07:18 |
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16-Sep-2014 21:27 |
Xindel X |
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03-Feb-2015 19:58 |
DB |
Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
04-Sep-2015 21:17 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
10-Sep-2021 09:27 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
03-Sep-2023 20:35 |
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Updated [[Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator]] |