ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17511
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| Date: | Monday 1 October 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT489 |
| MSN: | DZ-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
Mosquito NT489: Took off for training flight. 01/10/1945
Gave a sudden swing to port as they were taking off from RAF Predannack and hit a blister hangar.
The plane bursting into flames on impact. Hit hangar in RAF Predannack and damaged Mosquito NT306/D.
Crew:
W/O (1437125) Henry STEADMAN (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (181.354) Rupert Edward MELLOR (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2. ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
3. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8389626
4. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty
5. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 April 1943 | DZ755 | 151 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Smeerling (municipality Vlagtwedde), Groningen. |  |
w/o |
| 23 June 1943 | DZ707 | 151 Sqn RAF | 0 | English Channel near RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. | |
min |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 23 June 1943 | DZ740 | 151 Sqn RAF | 2 | English Channel near RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2008 02:10 | Nepa | Added |
| 11-Dec-2009 23:04 | NePa | Updated |
| 20-Jan-2010 13:12 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-Jan-2012 13:48 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2012 05:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 17:49 | Gloug | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2015 17:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Oct-2019 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Nov-2019 16:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-Nov-2019 17:14 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2021 10:09 | gerard | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:33 | Xindel | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 20-Jul-2021 17:33 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 17-Sep-2021 20:48 | Nepa | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2021 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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