ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72056
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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 1945 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 54 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | HJ659 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pallinsburn House, 3miles east of Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire |
Mosquito HJ659: Took off for a demonstration flight, 01/03/1945
On flight completed two unauthorised slow rolls and fell in a spin, crashed and exploded.
Spun into ground 3 miles east of Coldstream Berwickshire. The Mosquito fell into a spin from a low-level roll after a flap malfunction, causing asymmetric roll. crashing into a field just 500 yard of Pallinsburn House, at that time a convalescent hospital.
Crew:
F/Lt (47413) George ATKINSON DFM (instr. pilot) RAF - killed
F/O (160.943) Anthony Thomas Russell CLEEVE (pilot u/t) RAFVR - killed.
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2010 08:55 | NePa | Added |
| 12-Aug-2010 14:55 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2012 06:23 | Nepa | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2013 12:53 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2014 09:15 | Scout | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2015 10:34 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2019 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 30-Nov-2021 19:13 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 01-Mar-2022 22:57 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Narrative, Operator] |
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