ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70957
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| Date: | Thursday 6 January 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 464 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | LR259 |
| MSN: | SB-Q |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6m NE of Banbury nr RAF stn Chipping Warden,Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire |
| RAF Chipping Warden |
Mosquito LR259/Q: Took off on a training flight. 06/01/1944
The Mosquito made a low pass over the airfield and came into contact with the hangar RAF Chipping Warden before crashing into a grount. Crashed and caught fire on striking the ground, at 14:15 hrs.
Crew:
P/O (NZ415023) Kenneth Royce RUSSELL (pilot) RNZAF - killed
W/O (Aus.402372) Ernest Roy LUMSDAINE (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.https://www.awm.gov.au//catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z014_1.pdf.
3.https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57172253/ernest-roy-lumsdaine
4.https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1719051
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 1943 | HP850 | 464 Sqn RAAF | 2 | 2 km south of IJzendijke, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2010 21:25 | NePa | Added |
| 22-Sep-2011 13:23 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Feb-2012 08:00 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 04-Jun-2014 16:13 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2014 13:42 | Mysore | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Sep-2014 04:10 | DB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2015 03:17 | angels one five | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2015 19:19 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
| 12-Feb-2019 18:28 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 23-Nov-2021 12:37 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2022 20:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 27-Jul-2023 21:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative, Operator]] |
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