ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17474
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| Date: | Sunday 17 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | TFU RAF |
| Registration: | DZ345 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bredon Hill, Overbury, Worcestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Defford, Worcestershire |
Mosquito DZ345: Took off for Test flight. 17/10/1943
Which flew into high ground Bredon Hill nr Overbury after pilot losing control in bad weather.
Crew:
W/Cdr (37714) Arthur Samuel Barton BLOMFIELD DFC (pilot) RAF - killed
Cpl (909839) George Richard STEVENSON (mech.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txt
2. ORB TFU RAF
Images:
Mosquito Production list showing DZ345 was a B Mk IV, note Source #1 URL to confirm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 09:58 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-Mar-2010 04:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2010 00:02 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Nov-2011 12:47 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2014 15:20 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:52 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Apr-2019 14:40 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 17-Jun-2020 09:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Aug-2021 19:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 22-Oct-2021 22:51 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2022 17:09 | grapeshot418 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo] |
| 02-Jul-2022 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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