ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17481
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| Date: | Thursday 25 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (MAEE) |
| Registration: | DZ579 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Machir Bay, near Coull, Isle of Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire |
| RAF Port Ellen, Isle of Islay |
Mosquito DZ579/G: Took off for a Test flight. 25/10/1945
The plane was one of a detachment attached to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment and based at Port Ellen for various weapons dropping trials, subject aircraft being employed on further trials with "Highball" bouncing bomb. (The "G" suffix to the serial number indicates that the aircraft had to be guarded at all times when on the ground). On one test the Highball weapon was dropped from 30 feet at 380 m.p.h. into a rough sea, but the splash from the weapon hit the aircrafts' tail, causing the port tailplane to break off. Directional stability was lost and the aircraft dived into sea in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay.
Crew:
S/Ldr (128978) Arthur JACQUES DFC & bar (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/Lt (136063) Eric John SAVILL DFC (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1 http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=166
3.ORB MAEE
4.CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 12:29 | Nepa | Added |
| 27-May-2008 11:22 | JINX | Updated |
| 23-Jan-2010 00:35 | NePa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 08:41 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2014 21:04 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2015 16:09 | INV | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2015 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 25-Dec-2015 15:03 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2016 17:17 | JIXN | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2017 07:18 | paddy | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2018 21:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2019 23:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Oct-2019 17:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2019 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Nov-2019 00:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Nov-2019 14:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Aug-2021 18:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 10-Sep-2021 20:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 24-Oct-2021 21:56 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2022 21:10 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 07-May-2023 19:52 | Nepa | Updated [[Location, Operator]] |
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