ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70728
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| Date: | Friday 29 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 60 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | W4086 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | mile W of Peplow, 4,5miles NNE of RAF stn High Ercall, Salop, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF High Ercall, Salop |
Mosquito W4086: Took off at 14:40 hrs for a Sector Reconnaissance and R/T Homing flight. 29/09/1944
Pilot he was alone in his Mosquito for the flight which went without incident for about an hour. The Pilot was then given an instruction to reduce his altitude which he acknowledged. Suddenly, the nose of the aircraft dropped and it dived steeply and began to spin. The Mosquito slammed into the earth about 5 miles NNE of RAF High Ercall, killing the pilot instantly. Believed due to partial engine failure.
An examination of the wreckage found that whilst the Port engine was under power at the time of the crash, the Starboard engine was not. It was established that after taking off the Pilot had probably not turned the Starboard fuel cock to Inner Tanks and that the engine had run dry either when he was in cloud, or shortly after coming out of it. Given that the Cocks were in a difficult position behind the Pilots back, it was most likely that he had stalled the aircraft whilst attempting to turn the tap over and there was insufficient height for him to recover from the resulting dive and spin. Spunt into ground 1mile west of Peplow.
Crew:
F/Lt (Aus.413666) Alfred Thomas ROBERTS (pilot) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com/page/46
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2009 12:48 | NePa | Added |
| 25-Nov-2011 14:03 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2012 12:07 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 14-Jul-2014 16:35 | Rata | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2015 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location] |
| 25-May-2016 19:54 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:54 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Apr-2019 07:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 20:07 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 06-May-2019 20:08 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2021 21:35 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 29-Nov-2021 23:03 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-May-2022 18:45 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
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