ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17512
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| Date: | Friday 8 June 1945 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 151 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NT473 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Trenoon Farm,1.5 mile NE of RAF stn Predannack, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Predannack, Cornwall |
| RAF Predannack |
Mosquito NT473: Took off for Night training flight /A.I. Co-operation. 07/06/1945
Was engaged in radar co-operation when one engine failed. Pilot was returning to base on one engine. Diversion was offered for RAF Exeter but pilot stated he could make base. The pilot mistook the form of a Falmouth harbour for base. Reduced height and apparently was unable to gain sufficient height to return to RAF Predannack. Flares were fired but aircraft crashed in cloud into ground in line with the runway at Trenoon Farm, on approach 1 1/2m NE of RAF Predannack. 08/06/1945
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.410757) Harry TURNER (pilot) RAAF- killed
F/Lt (Aus.426235) Mervin Charles PARTRIDGE (nav.) RAAF- killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.National Archives of Australia
3.ORB 151 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2008 02:52 | Nepa | Added |
| 15-May-2009 01:36 | mick | Updated |
| 11-Dec-2009 23:04 | NePa | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2010 23:58 | NePa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2012 14:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Mar-2013 03:25 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Jul-2014 17:33 | Gerrard | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 20:17 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Sep-2015 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2016 12:24 | Gerrard | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2018 14:12 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2021 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2022 09:56 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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